#416: north, vessels, income, boundaries, stamen
, last check: Mon, 27 Apr 2026. Post history
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north
How it was decided to have tho North at the top of maps
via @realivansanchez
https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160614-maps-have-north-at-the-top-but-it-couldve-been-different -
vessels
Open Source algorithm to count vessels at docks
via @realivansanchez
https://medium.com/planet-stories/quantifying-ports-with-planet-labs-data-13bc5782d867#.3e4b38ho4 -
income
GDP in Roman times
via @realivansanchez
https://nephist.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/the-challenges-of-updating-the-contours-of-the-world-economy-1ad-today/ -
boundaries
Boundaries you can see from space
via @realivansanchez
https://medium.com/planet-stories/border-post-seeing-boundaries-from-space-60c01c5d2639#.69se6rhbf -
stamen
Stamen Mapstack, rendering maps on demand
via @realivansanchez
https://mapstackstack.stamen.com/
Iván