#1547: tiles, cities, sonora
, last check: Tue, 28 Apr 2026. Post history
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tiles
PMTiles is a single file format to host mosaic raster tiles in simple storage services, enabling serverless webmapping applications
https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles -
cities
"A computational approach to 'The Image of the City'" explores the reformulation of Kevin Lynch's theory based on conventional geospatial data to produce a quantitative synthesis GIS-ready
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275118309776 | archive.org -
sonora
Sonora desert is an arid and implacable extension used by migrants to cross the US border; GIS helps to map their death locations and assess the significant risk they face
https://undark.org/2021/03/31/mapping-migrant-deaths-sonoran-desert/
Raf