Friday, April 22, 2016

SPS 392 Topics In Global Affairs: Image of Globalization


The image is from Daily Mail, an online UK newspaper. The image shows the travel routes of around 15,000 airplanes as they depart, fly and land at their destinations. A satellite called Proba-V picked up the signals from the airplanes and created this travel map. The Proba-V satellite will be used in the future to better detect the airplanes and increase the safety of passengers so that no flight like Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is able to disappear anymore. I believe that this is an image of globalization because of the high technological improvements and the movement of people for travel. In 2014, the total worldwide airport passenger number was over 6.7 billion in 2,200 airports in 160 countries (Airports Council International, 2015). Technology played a major role in the development of airplane travel. Without all of the technology in airplanes, airports, and air travel control centers, traveling around the world on airplanes would not be possible. I think it always crazy that technology is able to safely move around so many airplanes in the world daily and remain the safest possible travel option. Additionally, globalization helps people travel around the world easier and quicker. Fifty years ago, the preferable way of travel to distant destinations was by ship, which took at least a few days or even weeks. Today, with airplanes, we are able to be in almost all destinations in the world in 24 hours. Through this easier way of travel, people are more willing travel around the world, experience new cultures and see the most amazing places on earth.





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