#2937: hazards
by Raf
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This map presents a combined view of climate hazard exposure, conflict hazard exposure, and vulnerability
https://climate-conflict.org/www/data-pages/hazards
Raf
#2936: alkalinity, game
by Raf
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An interactive tool to explore the efficiency of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to see how it will move through the ocean and result in carbon removal over time
https://carbonplan.org/research/oae-efficiency -
Small geography game, with 5 rounds, to accumulate the maximum points by recognizing the place that appears in the photographs to locate it accurately on the map
https://www.worldguessr.com/
Raf
#2935: graveyard
by Raf
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North of Chattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh, there is a large ship graveyard where huge ships are dismantled with the most precarious tools.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/697e30d64a1540ca8e594cc9302e023e
Raf
#2934: cesium
by Raf
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Cesium is developing a plugin for Autodesk Revit that will allow integration with Cesium Ion to generate 3D tiles and connect architecture and geospatial even more easily
https://cesium.com/blog/2024/10/15/coming-soon-cesium-revit-add-in/
Raf
#2933: orange_agent
by Raf
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Declassified spy satellite images may now help track possible dioxin exposures from the use of Agent Orange during the secret war in Laos as the Vietnam conflict raged.
https://ceobs.org/new-data-on-agent-orange-use-during-the-uss-secret-war-in-laos/
Raf
#2932: game
by Raf
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Map Map is a game for Steam, with a release date yet to be confirmed, where you play as a cartographer to explore landscapes and discover treasure.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702260/Map_Map__A_Game_About_Maps/
Raf
#2931: documentaries
by Raf
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The map that collects documentaries about regenerative projects, many have now been enshrined in the science fiction canon. Compiled by Kim Stanley Robinson who included them in the book "Ministry for the Future"
https://regen.earth/?ref=labs.spherical.studio
Raf
#2930: wine
by Raf
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Map of the designations of origin of Catalan wines, with the guide to the DOs, the types of grapes, and two small maps for the DO Catalunya and the DO Cava
https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/897316363/mapa-infografico-do-vinos-catalunya
Raf
#2929: artists
by Raf
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A group of cartographers and map artists gathered in an online map store for both promotion and hiring professionals as well as for purchasing maps.
https://mapartists.org/
Raf
#2928: forests, archaeology
by Raf
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Mapping forests' heterogeneity and 3D structure using Lidar is essential for understanding ecosystem function and structural complexity
https://geog.umd.edu/feature/how-spaceborne-lidar-redefining-our-understanding-forest-structure -
DAFA-LS is a dataset for detecting archaeological sites from a time series of satellite images covering 675 sites over eight years
https://imagine.enpc.fr/~elliot.vincent/dafals
Raf
#2927: france, commuting
by Raf
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This study categorized the municipalities of metropolitan France into 22 groups, providing a comprehensive view of the French territory, including its strengths and weaknesses
[FR]
https://geoconfluences.ens-lyon.fr/informations-scientifiques/dossiers-regionaux/la-france-des-territoires-en-mutation/articles-scientifiques/statistique-typologie-communes-francaises -
The JUSTICE project (Joining Urban Morphology, Spatio-Temporal, and Socio-Cognitive Accessibility for an Inclusive City Environment) examined inequalities in public transport access for city users
[FR]
https://cybergeo.hypotheses.org/2106
Raf
#2926: wifi, github
by Raf, last check: Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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A database of geo-localized, ethically collected public domain wireless networks provides connectivity wherever you are, within the broadcaster's area of operation
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This map displays over 400,000 projects on GitHub. Each point represents a project, and they are closer if they share many common observers
https://github.com/anvaka/map-of-github
Raf
#2925: gaza, antarctica
by Raf, last check: Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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The Gaza Strip has been left with 42 million tonnes of debris, requiring a massive effort from various parties to rebuild the area
https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=0932a858-bdeb-11ef-b914-db9a3df65ce0&url=L2dyYXBoaWNzLzIwMjQtZ2F6YS13aG8td2lsbC1wYXktdG8tcmVidWlsZC8= -
Recent research utilizing 35 years of satellite data, from Landsat 5 to Landsat 8, has measured the increasing spread of vegetation in Antarctica, highlighting how it is becoming greener
https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41561-024-01564-5
Raf
#2924: webgis, geocoding
by Raf
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A free, open, and highly extensible WebGIS platform featuring a Rust renderer compatible with both web and native applications
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Airmail is a lightweight geocoder written in Rust that is still under development and aims to support international queries in multiple languages
https://github.com/ellenhp/airmail
Raf
#2923: geology, nyc
by Raf, last check: Fri, 13 Dec 2024
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In the area between Keller Avenue and Mountain Boulevard, where the old Oak Knoll military hospital once stood, you can still do live geology by observing basalt.
https://oaklandgeology.com/2024/12/09/the-oak-knoll-basalt/ -
A weekly newsletter-style immersion to photograph and discover the stories of New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood, to create a historical record of the city today.
https://theneighborhoods.substack.com/
Raf
#2922: comparator, electricity
by Raf, last check: Tue, 17 Dec 2024
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An application made with React for synchronized comparison of maps in multiple views, which allows both choosing the number of windows and the data sources of the maps (made with Claude AI)
https://github.com/veloplanner/map-matrix -
Map of the European electricity transmission network, each point is a connection point where all the consumption of nearby settlements, as well as all the electricity generation from power plants
https://121gigawatts.org/copper-sushi-power-flow-european-grid/
Raf
#2921: rivers, flyway
by Raf, last check: Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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World map of rivers made by grouping OSM ways based on topology and labels and direction allowing different types of visualization
https://waterwaymap.org/#map=9.97/41.2931/0.9778&tiles=planet-grouped-ends -
Case study to investigate the causes and consequences of annual changes in wintering waterbird assemblages that stopover in the Guadalquivir wetlands
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.17600
Raf
#2920: mental maps, routes
by Raf
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Anatomical, physiological and computational implementation of transformations from the retinocentric to egocentric reference frame (which allows us to navigate through sight and make mental maps)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224014520 -
Circular route generator, whether for walking, running or cycling, that shows the type of pavement and has a few additional payment options
https://routeshuffle.com/planner
Raf
#2919: inkscape, travel
by Raf, last check: Fri, 13 Dec 2024
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A guide to generating very large, high-quality vector topographic maps with Inkscape and other free tools
https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/10/01/osm-contours-svg-maperitive/ -
A long-distance route calculation application made for a very specific case that supports structured and unstructured information to iterate on possible routes and end up generating a travel diary
https://jakelazaroff.com/words/a-local-first-case-study/
Raf
#2918: salt, game
by Raf, last check: Wed, 18 Dec 2024
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The salt front, which moves upstream from the river mouth when the water flow is reduced, is the point at which a river becomes too salty to be safe for drinking water.
https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/flow/salt-front.html -
A little geography game to guess the countries you need to cross to connect the starting and ending countries in a travel plan in 11 attempts.
https://travle.earth/
Raf
#2917: living, travels
by Raf
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A set of data layers of different types allows you to select multiple criteria to combine them in a perfect search to find the ideal place to live in the USA
https://www.exoroad.com/ -
An online travel planner for horse, carriage, train, and car (to compare) that allows you to calculate routes through England and Wales at three dates in time: 1680, 1830 and 1911
https://www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.202968,0.123902/51.507318,-0.127669/#8.29/51.991/-0.157/bartholomew
Raf
#2916: isochrones, noise
by Raf
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A small script that allows you to generate a visualization of 15-minute isochrones for any area from OSM data and a little Python
https://github.com/Zverik/15minute -
New York City's digital twin allows measuring noise pollution around any building in the city
https://livemaps360.com/DigitalTwin/NYCNoise/
Raf
#2915: ac, miniatures
by Raf
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Air conditioning is responsible for nearly a fifth of the electricity used in U.S. homes and is also the leading source of electricity consumption in commercial buildings
https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2024/0909/air-conditioning-heat-wave-electricity-costs -
Rocco Buttliere, a graduate in architecture and passionate about building with small plastic parts, is dedicated to reconstructing landscapes and buildings with precision, detail and realism
https://www.roccobuttliere.com/portfolio/landmarks
Raf
#2914: flow, awards
by Raf
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This tutorial shows how to make interactive "flow maps" with data from spanishoddata and the flowmapblue data visualization package (Boyandin 2024)
https://ropenspain.github.io/spanishoddata/articles/flowmaps-interactive.html -
The winners of the first edition of the competition promoted by the Cartographic Workshop of IGN France for professionals, students and enthusiasts around the BD TOPO®
[FR]
https://www.ign.fr/concours-carto-2024
Raf
#2913: lies, twins
by Raf
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"All Maps Are Wrong": How maps are made, how GPS works, and what to expect from the combination of it all
https://www.hereandthere.club/post/all-maps-are-wrong -
Digital Twin Toolbox is an open source project to generate 3D tiles from commonly used data sources such as SHP files and point clouds (LAS)
https://bertt.wordpress.com/2024/09/05/digital-twin-toolbox/
Raf
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