VirtualTam's bookmarks

1. Earth: A Primer - A science book for playful people 2024-11-22

   tags: book, game/sandbox, geology, interactive, planet/earth, visualization/animation

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2. How to use PostgreSQL for (military) geoanalytics tasks 2024-03-31

   tags: country/russia, country/ukraine, database/postgresql, geography/gis, map, nasa/earthdata, war

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   • From Map to Reality: Using PostGIS in Warfare (PDF)
   • NASA Earthdata - Full and open access to NASA’s collection of Earth science data for understanding and protecting our home planet
   • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Active Fire detection
   • PostgreSQL - GiST - Generalized Search Tree
   • PostgreSQL - SP-GiST - Space-partitioned GiST
   • H3 - Hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system
   • zachasme/h3-pg - PostgreSQL bindings for H3
3. ArcGIS Dashboards Gallery 2024-03-31

   tags: earth, geography, geography/gis, map, science, visualization

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   • Active Fires and Hotspots
   • Coronavirus COVID-19 Dashboard
   • Ocean Health Index
   • Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks - Soundscape Library
   • Sunken Ships of the Second World War
4. The Spilhaus World Ocean Map in a Square 2023-07-25

   tags: geography, graphics/2d, map, ocean, planet/earth

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   • Cartogaphie Numérique - Des usages de la projection Spilhaus et de notre vision du monde
   • Steal this Spilhaus project for ArcGIS Pro please
5. Submarine Cable Map 2022-12-14

   tags: internet, map, planet/earth, submarine

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6. The Wall (Geostationary Satellites near real-time animations) 2022-01-10

   tags: earth, image, satellite, space, weather

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7. [Archaeology] Why is all the ancient stuff buried? Like wells, roman walls an such. Does the earth eat it? : askscience 2019-08-24

   tags: archaeology, civilization, dirt, plant, ruin, soil, worm

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   • https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17je7i/archeologists_are_always_digging_up_ancient_ruins/
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Formation_of_Vegetable_Mould_through_the_Action_of_Worms
   • https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-tell-169849
   • https://www.quora.com/Why-are-ancient-buildings-buried-deep-underground
8. what if? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions 2019-01-05

   tags: comics, physics, planet/earth, science, space, wtf, xkcd

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9. Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) 2018-04-21

   tags: data, fun, map, planet/earth, visualization, wtf

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10. Tip of the day: CMake and Doxygen | The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth 2016-11-16

    tags: cmake, documentation, doxygen, literate, programming/html

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11. xkcd: Earth Temperature Timeline 2016-09-14

    tags: global-warming, ice-age, planet/earth

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12. Aerial Bold: Kickstart the Planetary Search for Letterforms! 2015-05-26

    tags: building, map, nature, planet/earth, shape, text, text/font

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    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/someone-built-new-font-out-of-buildings-180954330/?no-ist

13. Fretless Electric Guitar Feast by Erkan Oqur & Yavuz Cetin - Dunya (Earth) 2015-05-20

    tags: fretless, maqam, rock, world

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14. Joe Webb | Stirring Up A Storm 2014-11-11

    tags: art, image/montage, planet/earth, stir, weather/cloud, weather/storm

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    http://37.media.tumblr.com/016ef5068ab6e6015f6a6d21f813bfaa/tumblr_n2efngiuhC1qa5045o5_1280.jpg

15. The Making of NASA's Global Selfie: 100+ Countries, Thousands of Photos | NASA 2014-05-27

    tags: fun, map, nasa, photo, picture, planet/earth, selfie, world

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16. National Geographic Found 2013-06-25

    tags: geography, national-geographic, photo, planet/earth, world

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17. If Earth Had a Ring Like Saturn 2013-05-21

    tags: asteroid, planet/earth, planet/saturn, ring

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