interface : every (IP)

This visualization is both a low resolution pictorial representation of the whole Web, and a clickable image-map linking to all the Web sites whose address is in the database (186,110 sites in the 1999 database and 185,281 in the 2001/2002 database).

The image is composed of pixels each representing one Web site address stored in the IP database. The location of a pixel is determined by the IP address it represents. The lower the number the further up on the picture. 0.0.0.0 would be represented in the top left corner, 255.255.255 in the lower right.
The color of a pixel in the "every: IP" interface is generated by using the second octet (200. 93.167.214) for its red value, the third for its green (200.93.167.214), and the fourth for its blue value (200.93.167.214).
The variations in the complexity of the striation patterns are indicative of the numerical distribution of Web sites over the available spectrum. Larger gaps in the numerical space indicate an uneven and varied topography, while smoother color transitions and more consistent layers are indicative of "alluvial", or sedimentary, flat-lands in the Web's IP space.

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