In this ninth episode of DST, Christian Harbulot and Arnaud de Morgny welcome Sophie Clairet, a geographer, and Christian Quest, an open-source software developer, both of whom are leads for the Panoramax project.
Drawing on the concrete example of Panoramax, this discussion highlights a major blind spot: France’s dependence on foreign systems for the cartographic and photographic representation of its own territory.
Why allow private actors (notably Google) to control our national image? From the Axelle Lemaire law to local initiatives in the Basque Country, and from cognitive security issues to technical standards, this conversation explores the strategic tensions between dependence and autonomy, as well as the concrete solutions that a community of public officials, local authorities, and citizens is already implementing.
A striking discussion at the crossroads of geography, technology, and economic warfare.
