Ars Electronica Festival · 2005
The Degree Confluence Project
by Alex Jarrett
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2005
In 2005, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “The Degree Confluence Project” by Alex Jarrett (Net Based Art) with a Honorary Mention.
A confluence is defined as a flowing together; a meeting place (often of rivers). In our case a degree confluence is the exact spot where an integer degree of latitude and an integer degree of longitude meet, such as 43°00'00" N 72°00'00" W. The project uses the WGS84 datum to define the confluence location.
About Alex Jarrett
Alex Jarrett (US) is a vegetarian and the programmer of Veganica. His main interests are living off the grid and bicycling, as well as playing the flute and piano. Alex has achieved a kind of celebrity from his website The Degree Confluence Project.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.