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. 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
4. Submarine Cable Map 2022-12-14

   tags: internet, map, planet/earth, submarine

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5. 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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6. Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) 2018-04-21

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

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

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

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8. 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

9. 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

10. 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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11. National Geographic Found 2013-06-25

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

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

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

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