Category Archives: Maps

Here’s an Interactive Map That Shows How Climate Change Will Affect Your Town in 60 Years

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If we do nothing to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the weather in New York City will feel like Alabama and Los Angeles will be as hot as the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Continue reading Here’s an Interactive Map That Shows How Climate Change Will Affect Your Town in 60 Years→

Scientists Can’t Fix Map of Earth’s Magnetic Field Thanks to the Government Shutdown

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The federal government was set to update the World Magnetic Model but had to delay it because of the shutdown. Continue reading Scientists Can’t Fix Map of Earth’s Magnetic Field Thanks to the Government Shutdown→

Putting That Airplane On The Map – Live And With Python

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Mankind’s fascination with airplanes is unbroken. Whether you’re outside with your camera, getting an actual glimpse of the aircraft, or sitting at home with your RTL-SDR dongle and have a look at them from a distance, tracking them is a fun pastime activity. Provided, of course, that you are living close by an airport or in an area with high enough air traffic. If not, well there’s always real-time tracking online to fall back to, and as [geomatics] will show you, you can build your own live flight tracking system with a few lines of Python.

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Behold, The Quantum Compass

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via an Impact Lab post, in which the astounding science of Imperial College London and Glasgow, Scotland, UK based M Squared, we may soon possess the capability to arrive at our desired waypoints and caches throug… Continue reading Behold, The Quantum Compass→

DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation

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As car and tech companies continue to make inroads on vehicles and services to build autonomous driving systems, a startup that is creating high-definition maps to help these vehicles move around has quietly picked up a significant round of funding. DeepMap — a Palo Alto startup co-founded by James Wu and Mark Wheeler, who previously […] Continue reading DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation→