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Visualising the Earth at planet scale is incredible. I was blown away when the first wind map [1] made it's way onto HN almost a decade ago. I always thought of
by tppiotrowski 6y ago
Visualising the Earth at planet scale is incredible. I was blown away when the first wind map [1] made it's way onto HN almost a decade ago. I always thought of wind being localised but to see all the currents flow across the USA was soooo cool. It's inspired me to work on my own map of live mountain shadows across the Earth (link in my user profile if you're interested)
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3767889 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3767889
- OrbitRock 6y agoWoah, your shade map is awesome! I was playing around with it for a long time there, lol.
- ehershey 6y agoThat shade map is awesome! Does it include buildings? (Could it, if not?) I’ve been dying for this for ages.
- tppiotrowski 6y agoIncluding buildings in urban areas and choosing a custom date to see how shadows change over the course of the year are next on the backlog. Contact info is in my profile if you want to keep in touch.
- folli 6y agoShade map is cool, which data source are you using for the height map? I've been working on something similar (link also in user profile).
- tppiotrowski 6y agoMapbox free-tier for Digital Elevation Model (DEM) map tiles. suncalc NPM library to calculate the position of the sun. OSM buildings (hopefully) for buildings in urban areas. Your app looks great. I like the way you visualise twilight/golden hour on your map. There is another project called shadowmap.org you might like.