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I put this visualization together over the past couple weeks. I have a more detailed description of the motivation and datasets, and methods used here: https:/
by bpodgursky 7y ago
I put this visualization together over the past couple weeks. I have a more detailed description of the motivation and datasets, and methods used here: https://bpodgursky.com/2019/07/25/bunker-land-the-best-and-worst-places-to-wait-out-a-nuclear-war/ https://bpodgursky.com/2019/07/25/bunker-land-the-best-and-w..., but the brief version is:
Tools:
- QGIS for buffers and shading
- Mapbox + Mapbox GL JS to combine layers
Data
- Ports, military bases: https://maps.bts.dot.gov/services/rest/services/NTAD https://maps.bts.dot.gov/services/rest/services/NTAD
- Railroads: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/tiger-line-shapefile-2015-nation-u-s-rails-national-shapefile https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/tiger-line-shapefile-2015-n...
- Cities: https://simplemaps.com/data/us-cities https://simplemaps.com/data/us-cities
- Power infrastructure: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b7d20f91a412490782178ee60f994361 https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b7d20f91a4124907821...
- Elevation data: https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/atlasftp.html#elev48i https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/atlasftp.html#elev48i
- Seismic risk: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sim3325 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sim3325
Let me know if you want any more details.
- auslander 7y agoHow is elevation used?
- bpodgursky 7y agoThere's a layer for sea level rise (not enabled by default).