The Great Globe A Very Large Model of Earth Built by the World’s Children “man must rise above the Earth – to the top of the clouds and beyond -- for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives” Socrates 500 BC
The Great GlobeA Very Large Model of Earth Built by the World’s Children
“man must rise above the Earth – to the top of the clouds and beyond -- for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives”
Socrates 500 BC
University of Minnesota May 4,1993
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In 1993, the University of Minnesota Engineering School asked Bryan Beaulieu (UofM alum) and his Minnesota-based company, to assist in coming up with an educational program to get kids involved in science. In 90 days from concept to globe assembly, Beaulieu’s team developed the hardware to support the 42’ globe (earth at 1:1,000,000 scale), a teacher’s kit distributed to several hundred Minnesota elementary schools, and a student kit to allow classrooms to study, and then paint a 2’ on a side triangle panel.
Skyline Display Company – Trade Show booth systems – Bryan Beaulieu
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Beaulieu’s company, using his various patented display system technologies was able to develop the school kits.
Skyline Display Company – Trade Show booth systems – Bryan Beaulieu
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Skyline Displays donated time, resources and $1,000,000 to design, build, and organize the assembly of the 42’ Earth by over 11,000 students.
11,000 children assembled this 42ft globe in 4 hours
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11,000 students from several hundred Minnesota schools all came together on one Saturday morning in 1993 and assembled the 42’ Earth bringing the completed panels they painted in their classrooms. The local television companies covered the event (videotape available).
42’ globe designed by Beaulieu for Univesity of Minnesota – 90 days from concept to construction
Assembled in 4 hours by 11,000 elementary students
Students did the work of coloring and studying the panels
The students raised the globe by pedaling a bicycle
Engineer alumni from the Uof M mentored classrooms from their own grade schools
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Students assembled the structure with tools provided by the organizers. The students did all of the work – supervised by adult engineers.
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When asked what they wanted to be when they grew up, girls said – Maybe an engineer.
The President of the University helps out
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In 2008, Beaulieu visited the Engineering School at the University of Minnesota and met with the Department Head. The professor said that that project had had one of the biggest boosts in student enrollment in the engineering school for several years after the event.
Bryan Beaulieu
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The inventor and creator of the Earth Project and the future Great Globe Project.
On the mall in Washington, DC – Earthday 1995
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In 1995, the 42’ Earth was reassembled by several thousand volunteer children. While it was the centerpiece of Earthday, the bombings in Oklahoma City upstaged the event that weekend.
Earthday 1995
On the mall in Washington, DC – Earthday 1995 –200,000 helpers
Mexican students in Guadalajara assemble the Earth
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The biggest geography lesson – the 42’ Earth project allowed students to learn about a different piece of the earth – who lives there, how they live, what their foods they eat, how much water do they consume. Each panel represented a geology lesson, demographics class, math and science study, etc., etc.
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Students took pride in their contribution and forever changed their perception of a far off island, ocean or nation.
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The policeman shot the spray right in my e
Future engineers
1995 – Minnesota Tornado destroys the model on the University Campus
The 42’ Earth – at the scale of 1,000,000 to 1
The 420’ Earth at the scale of 100,000 to 1
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This represents the 2 projects – 42 ft. diameter Earth versus the 420’ Great Globe
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Downtown Phoenix – if the Great Globe were put there.
The 420’ Great Globe – compared to the Great Pyramid
If the Great Globe were in Paris………..
Elisee Reclus French geographer“an ecological world view”
Proposed a 420 ft “Great Globe” in 1898
Frenchman Elisee Reclus – Proposes 420’ Globe in 1890’s
A different approach for an earlier era
If the Great Globe were at Epcot Center……….with the Great Globe Labyrinth outlined………..
The 420’ Earth - with a viewing ring at the equator…….
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Tiles and subassemblies are inserted at the top of the observation ring. Over 10 million tiles studied and created by at least 1,000,000 students each 2 years.
A single tile with the Eiffel Tour and the Great Pyramid – approx. 5 inches on a side……………….
Mounting system allows quicinstallation of tiles to the subassembly……….
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This is cutaway of the single tile assembly. Since at this scale, Mt. Everest is 4 inches tall and the lowest point in the ocean is 6 inches deep, this system accommodates this range of dimensions.
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The observation ring in fully extended mode – approx. 210 feet from the ground.
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The planet is divided into numbered triangles – including the oceans
3D tiles – show detail of 30’ objects
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The tiles for the Great Globe will be approx. 4” on a side and represent 7 kilometers/side. Printed in 3D based on LandPrint maps from NASA, the tiles are produced in color and 3D to the scale of 1:100,000. At this resolution, objects 30’ across are discernible – buildings, yards, bridges, boats, etc. The tiles are printed in a gypsum material and treated to withstand the Arizona sun for approx. 2 years.
Golden Gate Bridge, Great Pyramid, and the Eiffel Tower
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Comparison of the size on a tile.
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Tower of Piza, Great Pyramid, Eifel Tower, typical 30’ high metal buildings, - Penny
3D Gypsum Printer
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These printers cost approx. $60,000. Beaulieu has worked with the manufacturer to estimate the number of printers available to print 10,500,000 tiles within 1 year.
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These printers are used to develop 3D models of products, buildings, etc.
Mt. St. Helens in 3D……
3D Tile of Mt. St. Helens
The Colorful Earth
Proposed Tile Making Center………Museum of Mines, Phoenix, Arizona
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Both the Museum of Mines and the Science Museum in Phoenix have agreed in principal of housing a Tile Center – where children can come from school to work on and print their tiles. Tile centers are destined currently for several hundred locations around the world.
3D Printer
Student work bench for coloring tiles
Spin-off from NASA………using free 3D satellite photos
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The 3D images which are the basis for creating the tiles are provided free by this subsidiary of NASA.
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LandPrint is a new company established because of the conversations between NASA and Bryan Beaulieu.
Grand Canyon in 3D
3D Tile of the Grand Canyon with exaggerated scale
Bathymetry for the ocean bottoms – 75% of the earth’s surface
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Numerous oceanographers and marine biologists will participate in the studies of the oceans and the bathymetry of the ocean floor. (Additional potential “green” stories).
The Great Pyramid
Great Pyramid
Football Field Oil tanker
Subassembly with 85 tiles…………..
Assembly of subassemblies………
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Engineering for critical components of the Great Globe have been prototyped. Bids for the basic structure have been received from large bridge building contractors. All major systems have been evaluated by potential contributors and all of the proposed systems and components are feasible and pose no significant engineering difficulty (just good engineering and construction!)
Installation of the tiles on the Observation Ring………..
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Since the entire earth rotates, most surfaces can be reached from the observation ring. Cranes on the observation ring can reach the remaining areas.
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The cantilevered support tower contains elevators, stairwells, and bathrooms. The interior of globe also provides areas available for a planetarium or theater and interior displays and exhibits.
The Giant Earth Ring elevators
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Cutaway of the structure beneath the ring supports.
Assembly Deck
Observation Deck
Elevator Tower to the Observation Ring
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This tower holds the cantilevered bearing holding the globe, the bathrooms, elevators, and necessary mechanical rooms.
Planetarium/Theater inside the Globe
Amphitheater – 50’ below the Globe
Outdoor Theater
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The giant bearing ring for the cantilevered globe
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At the human scale.
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Interior platform area – which can be set up as a planetarium, exhibits, theater, etc.
Cut-away of the Globe Interior
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The globe is estimated to weigh approx. 3,000,000 lbs. – confirmed by the engineering company
Potential Sites
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Numerous sites were considered – site had to be remote – essentially a box canyon, within easy drive a major city, protected from wind (no more tornadoes!), and bring economic value to the area. Initially a mine site had been selected near Casa Grande but was ultimately rejected because the mining company decided not to sell it – price of copper had gone up. The mine site also proved to pose too many geologic problems – unstable walls that could not be sufficiently supported.
Vaiva Hills on the Tohono Oodam Tribal Land –south of Casa Grand, Arizona
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Vaiva Hills location was selected after 2 years of negotiation with the Tohono tribe. The concept for the Great Globe village was modified to bring attention to the Tohono culture and art (see following slide of the labyrinth design). The Great Globe has already donated materials and labor to build a lodge house in the nearby village (30 inhabitants) and will contribute a portion of revenues to the tribal council annually. It is anticipated that the Great Globe will provide permanent jobs to young people from the tribe and create teachers among them. It is hoped that the attention that the Great Globe will bring to the tribal land, will help address the problems of one of the poorest tribes in the U.S.A. who have the highest rate of diabetes in North America. (Modern white man diet has destroyed their natural foods – a local bean which was a staple of their diet provided natural insulin which their bodies didn’t produce).
Vaiva Hills on the Tohono Oodam Tribal Land – south of Casa Grand, Arizona
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A road has been cut (as of 2/2/09) from the red arrow to the yellow arrow. Work continues on the remaining 1,000 yards which should be completed by 02/07/09.
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The Vaiva Hills with nearby farming areas. It is also proposed that a soil factory (compost from trees and animal manure) be established to provide biomass into the desolate valley where the Great Globe is being built.
Vaiva Hills on the Tohono O’odham Tribal Land with tribal children visiting the site
Walking into the canyon before the road construction…..
Tohono O’odham Children with Bryan Bealieu
Tohono O’odham Children
Tohono O’odham – 1st Geology Lesson
Wadi Bottom
Tohono O’odham Children with Bryan Bealieu
Sustainable Engineering builds a village meeting house –for the tribe
Tohono O’odham villagers help build
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Bryan Beaulieu’s company Sustainable Engineering, LLC (SE) helped the village of Cockelbur design and build its lodge house. With a budget of only $10/sq. ft., the tribe could not have built the lodge without the labor, engineering, donated materials and tools that SE negotiated. SE received no compensation from the tribe.
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The tribe encouraged the villagers to volunteer in the construction of their own village lodge. Mr. Beaulieu allowed the children to participate, put their handprints in the cement, and taught basic skills to the high school and college age men who volunteered to do the brick laying.
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Before the road
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The Vaiva Hills canyon – covered in basalt from ancient lava flows (about 16,000 yrs). It is barren, with very little soil, basic cactus varieties, palo verde, mesquite, ironwood trees, creosote bushes and some desert grass. There are a few javalina and resident deer.
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5 Megawatts Solar
50 Megawatt Pump storage
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Bryan Bealieu Home – Scottsdale, AZ
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Bryan Beaulieu designed his upscale Solar House. It has 9 kilowatts of solar, huge thermal mass and no air conditioning – in Scottsdale! The house recycles all of the gray water from bathroom sinks and kitchen. The roof consists of 1 ft. of concrete covered with 2 ft. of soil which is covered in desert plants and vines.
Bryan Bealieu Home – Scottsdale, AZ
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The Beaulieu house has been the topic of numerous articles in the Arizona Republic, Phoenix Garden magazine, and various “green” articles. It was also filmed for an episode of a Green Channel program on green building.
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