# The multidimensional magic of modern maps

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2025
- Speaker: Peter Wilczynski
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_wilczynski_the_multidimensional_magic_of_modern_maps)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Maps have long helped us understand the world — now, they can help us shape it. Digital cartographer Peter Wilczynski introduces the Living Globe: a real-time, data-rich digital twin of Earth that fuses satellite imagery, sensor data and AI. Watch for a glimpse of the future of maps — and learn how these new tools can help us build the future without wrecking the planet.

## Lectures

1. [The multidimensional magic of modern maps](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/peter_wilczynski_the_multidimensional_magic_of_modern_maps/96bce15808d4), 7 min (TED's player)