#1239: gps, hexagons, mvt, bushfires
, last check: Wed, 29 Apr 2026. Post history
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gps
GPS is easy to hack to spoof wrong positions and using affordable hardware, and the USA has no backup
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gps-is-easy-to-hack-and-the-u-s-has-no-backup/ -
hexagons
Jupyter Notebook showing how to work with Uber H3 API for Urban Analytics for Toulouse (France)
via @xurxosanz
https://nbviewer.org/github/uber/h3-py-notebooks/blob/master/H3%20API%20examples%20on%20Urban%20Analytics.ipynb | archive.org -
mvt
A simple example using Python to serve vector tiles and create interactive maps using PostGIS MVT support
https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/dynamic-vector-tiles-from-postgis -
bushfires
This interactive map by The Guardian gives you an idea of the area covered by Australian bushfires. For example, they would cover most of Scotland
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2019/dec/07/how-big-are-the-fires-burning-on-the-east-coast-of-australia-interactive-map?lat=57.2&lng=-4.3
Raf