Hacker News with Generative AI: Mapping

The Openstreetmap.org Codebase, Circa 2024 (medium.com)
By tugging on the thread of a seemingly minor change on osm.org, we’ve unraveled a story that casts 2024 in OpenStreetMap in an intriguing light.

OpenStreetMap, Mapping, Codebase, History

13 points by altilunium 3 days ago | 0 comments

Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien's Middle-Earth (nytimes.com)
In 1977, Karen Wynn Fonstad made a long shot cold call to J.R.R. Tolkien’s American publisher with the hope of landing a dream assignment: to create an exhaustive atlas of Middle-earth, the setting of the author’s widely popular “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”

Fantasy Literature, Mapping

5 points by grant0417 4 days ago | 0 comments

Rapid OpenStreetMap editor v2.5 released with advanced pedestrian mapping (openstreetmap.org)

Mapping, Open Source, Software, New Releases

6 points by raybb 6 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: 3D Terrain simulation for hiking, skiing etc. (github.com/r-follador)
Topography is what makes Skiing, Hiking, Trail running and Mountain biking so exciting. You conquer those vertical distances with a lot of sweat and effort, but your tracking software only shows a boring 2D map.

Software, Hiking, 3D, Mapping, Sports

150 points by folli 7 days ago | 62 comments

Where can you go in Europe by train in 8h? (chronotrains.com)
This map shows you how far you can travel from each station in Europe in less than 8 hours.

Europe, Train Travel, Mapping, Transportation

648 points by vortex_ape 21 days ago | 412 comments

Show HN: Map of YC Startups (vercel.app)
YC Companies Landscape — made by Mike Alche | mikealche.com | My Twitter

Startups, Y Combinator, Mapping, Data Visualization

104 points by yoouareperfect 23 days ago | 46 comments

I went to an unknown island 2 hours from home and mapped it from scratch (reddit.com)
I went to an unknown (for me) island 2 hours from home and mapped it from scratch with a compass and a rangefinder!

Mapping, Exploration, Adventure, Travel

6 points by thunderbong 27 days ago | 0 comments

City Roads: A tool to draw all roads in a city at once (anvaka.github.io)

Mapping, Tools, Cities, Software, Visualization

471 points by gaws 27 days ago | 59 comments

Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in OpenStreetMap (openstreetmap.org)
We are thrilled to announce that the OpenStreetMap Foundation has been selected by the Sovereign Tech Agency for a service agreement in the amount of 384,000 EUR over two years to ensure the stability, growth and modernization of OpenStreetMap’s core software.

OpenStreetMap, Funding, Mapping, Technology, Government

34 points by altilunium 29 days ago | 4 comments

The longest straight line in Great Britain (without crossing a public road) (statsmapsnpix.com)
In short, I believe I've found a longer straight line without crossing a public road than the line identified by Ordnance Survey in 2019. Important stuff, clearly. Let me explain.

Geography, Data Analysis, Mapping, Great Britain

18 points by fanf2 30 days ago | 6 comments

Apple Maps on the web now supports Look Around feature (9to5mac.com)
Apple in June introduced a beta version of Apple Maps on the web, allowing users of other platforms such as Windows PCs to access its map service directly from a web browser.

Apple Maps, Web Browsing, Mapping, Location Services, Technology

4 points by cannibalXxx 31 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Atlas of Water Science via generative AI (csiro.au)
Welcome to the Atlas of Open Water Security Science. This map visualizes open access papers by CSIRO water security staff since 2010.

Generative AI, Science, Mapping, Water Security, Australia

8 points by benl_c 32 days ago | 6 comments

Openstreetmap.org Is Offline for Days (openstreetmap.org)

Openstreetmap.org, Downtime, Mapping

13 points by faebi 32 days ago | 3 comments

Openstreetmap.org is offline since 18 hours (openstreetmap.org)

Openstreetmap.org, Downtime, Mapping, Service Disruptions

15 points by faebi 33 days ago | 2 comments

The Fastest Way to Download Foursquare's New 100M+ POI Dataset (fused.io)
Foursquare just released an open dataset of over 100M global places of interest.

Data, Open Source, Geolocation, Mapping

14 points by MaxLenormand 57 days ago | 1 comments

OpenStreetMap's New Vector Tiles (marksblogg.com)
OpenStreetMap (OSM) has been hosting raster tiles of its dataset for much of its 20-year history.

Mapping, OpenStreetMap, Vector Tiles

497 points by marklit 60 days ago | 147 comments

Using GPS in the Year 1565 (verbeeld.be)
There’s a wonderful web app (“Allmaps Here”) that shows your GPS location on old maps. I love it.

History, Web Development, Mapping

200 points by lapnect 60 days ago | 31 comments

Claude AI built me a React app to compare maps side by side (github.com/veloplanner)
MapMatrix - A React application for synchronized multi-view map comparison with support for MapLibre, custom layers, and configurable layouts.

React, Mapping, Web Development, AI

222 points by caspg 62 days ago | 201 comments

Grab built its own map in Southeast Asia, and is now going after Google (restofworld.org)
Grab began mapping locations because Google Maps and Here were inadequate for its drivers’ needs.It has trained drivers to use its own cameras to map streets and alleys. Hyperlocal maps are essential, but taking on the dominant players is tough.

Southeast Asia, Mapping, Competition, Google, Transportation

97 points by impish9208 66 days ago | 62 comments

How Google Maps fixed India's street name problem [video] (youtube.com)

Google Maps, India, Mapping, Technology, Video

9 points by shubhamjain 70 days ago | 3 comments

Inspecting North Korea's Digital Map App: Licensing and API Insights (wordpress.com)
I’ve been meaning to write this for a while but it turned into a much longer write up than I was expecting so it’s being broken into multiple parts. Martyn at 38 North did a great write up on the app earlier this year but I wanted to dive into it more. If you’re not familiar with the app you can read about it here: https://www.38north.org/2024/01/a-close-up-look-at-north-koreas-digital-map-app/

North Korea, Mapping, Geopolitics, Software, Technology

72 points by Bezod 81 days ago | 30 comments

Data viz project that maps all earthquakes by magnitude (concord.org)

Data Visualization, Earthquakes, Mapping, Data Science

86 points by therabbithole 85 days ago | 18 comments

Things I've learned maintaining OpenStreetMap (gravitystorm.co.uk)
On the 10th June 2024 I gave a presentation to LRUG, the London Ruby Users Group, about being a software maintainer for the OpenStreetMap website codebase.

Software, Open Source, Mapping, Web Development, Presentations

12 points by altilunium 87 days ago | 1 comments

Decentralized Tech Ecosystem Map (kumu.io)

Decentralized Technologies, Ecosystem, Visualization, Mapping

5 points by KoftaBob 89 days ago | 0 comments

VersaTiles – a complete FLOSS map stack (versatiles.org)
VersaTiles is a completely FLOSS stack for generating, distributing, and using map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data, free of any commercial interests.

Open Source, Mapping, OpenStreetMap

182 points by moooo99 90 days ago | 21 comments

First section of Euclid space telescope's map of the universe revealed (theguardian.com)
The first chunk of what will be the largest 3D map of the universe ever made has been revealed, putting 14 million galaxies – not to mention tens of millions of stars in our own Milky Way – on show in incredible detail.

Space Exploration, Astronomy, Mapping, Universe

6 points by Brajeshwar 93 days ago | 0 comments

Tiny Drones Do Distributed Mapping (hackaday.com)
Sending teams of tiny drones to explore areas and structures is a staple in sci-fi and research, but the weight and size of sensors and the required processing power have long been a limiting factor.

Robotics, Drones, Mapping, Computer Vision

60 points by steamingpenis 97 days ago | 5 comments

Height hunt – low bridges in the UK, and their signs (adamtownsend.com)
The height hunt is a quest to find and visit every possible height restriction sign in the UK. There are more than you might think! Find out how we can work out all the combinations, and what the difference is between circles and triangles. Click on a tile below to see where we found it, or where we think we might be able to find one.

Travel, UK, Mapping, Signs, Data

32 points by ColinWright 108 days ago | 19 comments

Brain Initiative Launches Major Data Release to Map Brain Cells (neurosciencenews.com)
The BRAIN Initiative® Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) has launched its first major data release, marking a significant milestone in the ambitious effort to map the whole human brain.

Neuroscience, Science, Research, Mapping, Data Release

5 points by beefman 108 days ago | 0 comments

ESO telescope captures the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way (eso.org)
Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ― the most detailed one ever made.

Astronomy, Space Exploration, Milky Way, Infrared, Mapping

248 points by belter 109 days ago | 60 comments