Hacker News with Generative AI: Mapping

What3Words – The Algorithm (cybergibbons.com)
What3Words is a widely promoted system that is used for sharing a location using just three words.

Mapping, Location Sharing, Algorithms

24 points by Liftyee 36 days ago | 3 comments

Measuring Lunar North and South Polar Regions (iopscience.iop.org)
To aid these endeavors, we produced enhanced altimetry data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter for the north polar region, from which we computed new maps of surface height and slope as well as topographic roughness on horizontal baselines of 100–1600 m.

Space Exploration, Lunar Science, Mapping

10 points by bryanrasmussen 39 days ago | 2 comments

Suspected industrial discharges of PFAS Map (ewg.org)
This map shows the locations of 41,828 industrial and municipal sites that are known to produce or use, are suspected of using, or are a suspected source of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.

Environmental Issues, Pollution, Mapping, Chemicals, Public Health

4 points by mfro 44 days ago | 0 comments

UK's Ancient Tree Inventory (woodlandtrust.org.uk)
Mapping the oldest and most important trees in the UK.

Trees, Conservation, UK, Mapping, Nature

89 points by thinkingemote 44 days ago | 71 comments

Show HN: A5 (github.com/felixpalmer)
A5 is a geospatial index that partitions the world into pentagonal cells.

Software, Mapping, Spatial Data

95 points by pheelicks 45 days ago | 29 comments

ChatGPT Blows Mapmaking 101 (garymarcus.substack.com)
People keep telling me ChatGPT is smart. Is it really?

ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Language Models, Mapping

16 points by mdp2021 46 days ago | 16 comments

Reverse geocoding is hard (shkspr.mobi)
My wife and I run OpenBenches - a crowd-sourced database of nearly 40,000 memorial benches. Every bench is geo-tagged with a latitude and longitude. But how do you go from a string of digits to something human readable?

Mapping, Location Data, Databases, Crowdsourcing

275 points by pavel_lishin 61 days ago | 130 comments

Geocoding APIs compared: Pricing, free tiers and terms of use (bitoff.org)
Pick the cheapest geocoding API provider for your project. An impartial comparison of pricing for HERE, Google Maps Platform, Azure Maps, OpenCage, TomTom Maps, LocationIQ, and Nominatim.

Geocoding APIs, Software, Pricing, Comparison, Mapping

142 points by luismedel 65 days ago | 91 comments

Mapping the half-billion connections that allow mice to see (engineering.princeton.edu)
After nine years of painstaking work, an international team of researchers on Wednesday published a precise map of the vision centers of a mouse brain, revealing the exquisite structures and functional systems of mammalian perception.

Neuroscience, Biology, Research, Mapping, Vision

16 points by gmays 70 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Real-time emergency incident maps from police/fire/EMS radio (alertpage.ai)

Real-time Data, Public Safety, Emergency Services, Mapping, Location-Based Services

29 points by notjoemartinez 75 days ago | 5 comments

Maps with Django⁽³⁾: GeoDjango, Pillow and GPS (paulox.net)

Django, Python, Mapping, Web Development, Geospatial

30 points by pauloxnet 77 days ago | 0 comments

MapStructur – Self-hosted map editor with draggable markers and Docker support (itfourall.com)
MapStruct is a modern, interactive tool designed for creating custom maps.

Mapping, Web Development, Software, Tools

13 points by itfourall 79 days ago | 10 comments

Organic Maps Leaving GitHub (mastodon.social)

Open Source, Mapping, Software

15 points by timeon 92 days ago | 2 comments

Map Features in OpenStreetMap with Computer Vision (mozilla.ai)
Mozilla.ai developed and released the OpenStreetMap AI Helper Blueprint. If you love maps and are interested in training your own computer vision model, you’ll enjoy diving into this Blueprint.

Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Mapping, Open Source, Mozilla

306 points by Brysonbw 97 days ago | 75 comments

SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) Satellite Maps Seafloor from Space (nasa.gov)
There are better maps of the Moon’s surface than of the bottom of Earth’s ocean.

Space Exploration, Satellite Technology, Oceanography, Mapping, Earth Science

8 points by Brajeshwar 97 days ago | 0 comments

Mapping Blurred Spaces – Maps in multiple dimensions (visionscarto.net)
Going into our fieldwork in Marikina City, I had the preconceived notion that spaces of home and work should be separate. However, this perspective was challenged by the realities I encountered in the field.

Mapping, Urban Planning, Anthropology, Philippines

3 points by StromFLIX 98 days ago | 0 comments

DESI Opens Access to the Largest 3D Map of the Universe Yet (newscenter.lbl.gov)
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy: the mysterious driver of our universe’s accelerating expansion. Today, the DESI collaboration released a new collection of data for anyone in the world to investigate.

Science, Astronomy, Dark Energy, Mapping, Data Release

133 points by gnabgib 100 days ago | 18 comments

Show HN: Global Ground Station Database – 650 Satellite Ground Stations Mapped (find-gs.com)

Space, Satellite Communications, Databases, Mapping

5 points by maxk420 102 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: OpenTimes – Free travel times between U.S. Census geographies (opentimes.org)
AboutData

Data, Travel, Mapping, Census Data, United States

207 points by dfsnow 102 days ago | 50 comments

H3: For indexing geographies into a hexagonal grid, by Uber (h3geo.org)
H3 is a discrete global grid system for indexing geographies into a hexagonal grid, developed at Uber.

Geospatial Data, Hexagonal Grid, Uber, Mapping, Software

130 points by wiradikusuma 111 days ago | 45 comments

Creating static map images with OpenStreetMap, Web Mercator, and Pillow (alexwlchan.net)
I’ve been working on a project where I need to plot points on a map. I don’t need an interactive or dynamic visualisation – just a static map with coloured dots for each coordinate.

Mapping, Python, OpenStreetMap, Image Processing, Visualization

5 points by todsacerdoti 112 days ago | 0 comments

Knowledge retention and generational succession in OpenStreetMap (imagico.de)
I wrote a comment today on the OSM-Carto issue tracker that i think should get some broader exposure:

OpenStreetMap, Mapping, Data, Community, Knowledge Management

10 points by altilunium 114 days ago | 1 comments

GPS Spoofing and Jamming Tracker Map (skai-data-services.com)

GPS, Security, Technology, Mapping

12 points by ck2 117 days ago | 5 comments

Golfo Del Gringo Loco (daringfireball.net)
You saw the news last week, I’m sure, that both of the major mapping-app providers, Google and Apple, have updated their maps to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”. Microsoft’s Bing Maps, which I would describe as a minor provider, has made the change too.

Mapping, Geography, Technology, Politics

7 points by chmaynard 129 days ago | 0 comments

Gravel Map (gravelmap.com)
We're excited to introduce you to the latest updates on Gravelmap, now part of Whitewater. Our goal is to make your gravel route planning smoother, more intuitive, and perfectly tailored to your adventurous spirit.

Cycling, Mapping, Outdoor Recreation, Technology

55 points by jxmorris12 130 days ago | 17 comments

Apple Maps Might Start Showing Ads (macrumors.com)
Apple is "exploring" the idea of showing search ads in the Apple Maps app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Apple, Mapping, Advertising, Mobile

57 points by ksec 131 days ago | 70 comments

MapTCHA, the open-source CAPTCHA that improves OpenStreetMap [video] (fosdem.org)
Bots and spam are challenges for online platforms. Traditional CAPTCHAs help block bots, but often involve improving proprietary maps and software, while exposing user information to third-party CAPTCHA providers. OpenStreetMap (OSM) has many objects remaining to be mapped, but the quality of AI-generated objects is not high enough for direct inclusion.

Open Source, Mapping, Artificial Intelligence, Security, OpenStreetMap

291 points by raybb 134 days ago | 45 comments

Canada Tech Companies Map (github.com/icecore2)
An interactive web application built with Flask and Leaflet.js that displays company locations on a map with detailed information.

Web Development, Mapping, Canada, Python, JavaScript

9 points by icecore 136 days ago | 3 comments

Google Maps now shows the 'Gulf of America' (theverge.com)
Google Maps now shows the “Gulf of America” in place of the “Gulf of Mexico” for users on both web and mobile in the United States.