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Joe Davies
@joewdavies.bsky.social
GIS and Cartography @EU_Eurostat
Exploring new ways of making maps.

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Grid Cartograms are now available in eurostat-map!

just use map.gridCartogram(true)

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have a nice weekend :)
January 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yes!
January 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Same!
January 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is my Blender setup, in case its useful. Mask.png is a copy of the map but with buildings in black, and white as the transparent colour (I make them with IrfanView color replace)
January 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
3D renders of LINZ topographic maps of New Zealand.

#gis #blender #map
January 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Some maps from the Global Climate Highlights 2024 by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

"Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations were higher in 2024 than at any time in at least 2,000,000 years."

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January 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
'Put it into Blender and see what happens' #4

Bivariate maps showing the relationships between Temperature and Precipitation.

(Monthly data since 1958 by TerraClimate)

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#maps #blender #climate #sciart #cartography #gis
January 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Shaded relief map of Nepal 🇳🇵

The only country with a non-rectangular flag!

Made with Blender and QGIS.

#map #gis #nepal #blender
January 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Genuary 08 - Draw one million of something.

1 Million Points in Three.js.

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#genuary8 #genuary2025 #genuary
January 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Bivariate maps showing the relationships between Temperature and Precipitation.

Made with Plot, based on a great tutorial by Fil: observablehq.com/@jo...

Data from TerraClimate (1958-present).

#cartography #maps #mapping #climate #dataviz #SciArt
January 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
@fil.rezo.net Almost there...
January 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Bluesky doesnt seem to like SVGs, so heres a png:
January 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hexbin map showing the percentage of primary schools in Wales that are Welsh-speaking 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

With the exception of Pembrokshire, there appears to be a higher percentage of Welsh speaking schools as you move away from the border with England.

Made using d3 observablehq.com/@joewdavies/...
January 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
January 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just a reminder that this delightful website exists: github.com/anvaka/city-...

Visualize all roads within any city, in your browser.
January 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here's an animated version of the same data, progressivley adding and removing the shaded relief in blender.
January 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Elevation map of Europe!

Some points of interest:
Highest point: Mount Elbrus, Russia (5,642 metres; 18,506 feet

Lowest point (natural, under water): Calypso Deep, Ionian Sea, Greece (5,267 metres; 17,280 feet below sea level)

Long live Wikipedia (more below).

#map #gis #cartography #blender
January 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A map of South Devon shipwrecks that my friend rescued from a tip shop!
December 30, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Bannau Brycheiniog visitor centre, Wales #mapsinthewild
December 30, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I was just in Exmouth and spotted another one!
December 28, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Looking forward to digging into these too
December 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I must've been good this year? @kennethfield.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 6:35 PM
The crochet mice on top of this post box told me to wish you a very merry Christmas
December 24, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Explore the world’s submarine cables in this interactive notebook! Dive into the global network that connects us across continents. 🌍

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#dataviz #gis #globe #webgl #tech #SubmarineCables
December 24, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Experimenting using movement as a visual variable: population density as movement.

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#gischat #dataviz
December 23, 2024 at 6:15 PM