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i'd like one of the ocean floor in the style of a tube map, showing all the currents and migrations, pleaseApparently this is a map of the ocean floor,
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sufi
lala
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3D Solar System Viewer | TheSkyLive.com
Visualize orbits, relative positions and movements of the Solar System objects in an interactive 3D Solar System viewer and simulator.
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Nah, it just says 'Loading tweet... ' and I click through to see it on Twitter.
Slothrop
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Going for walks during lockdown, I've got weirdly obsessed with this topographic map of the UK:
en-gb.topographic-map.com
I think that what makes it interesting is that it re-scales the vertical axis as you drag and zoom, so rather than just having most of South East England labelled as "flat", you can zoom in and see the little micro-ridge systems that underly all the small inclines that you notice North London or Cambrigeshire or wherever.
Norfolk topographic map, elevation, terrain
Average elevation: 23 m • Norfolk, England, United Kingdom • Visualization and sharing of free topographic maps.
en-gb.topographic-map.com
I think that what makes it interesting is that it re-scales the vertical axis as you drag and zoom, so rather than just having most of South East England labelled as "flat", you can zoom in and see the little micro-ridge systems that underly all the small inclines that you notice North London or Cambrigeshire or wherever.
jenks
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It’s the kind of detail that you notice when cycling- the ridges and folds of the land that travelling in a car flattens out. Also most of my routes are quiet roads and lanes - the tracks that have essentially been pathways forever as opposed to bulldozed A roads. That sense of a link between history and geography is particularly strong once you get away from towns and into the country.Going for walks during lockdown, I've got weirdly obsessed with this topographic map of the UK:
Norfolk topographic map, elevation, terrain
Average elevation: 23 m • Norfolk, England, United Kingdom • Visualization and sharing of free topographic maps.
I think that what makes it interesting is that it re-scales the vertical axis as you drag and zoom, so rather than just having most of South East England labelled as "flat", you can zoom in and see the little micro-ridge systems that underly all the small inclines that you notice North London or Cambrigeshire or wherever.
Murphy
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jenks
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Remember seeing one of these at a British Museum exhibition looking at ideas about memory:
"The rebbelib were used for centuries, but they're not particularly good as a visual map. They're not to scale, and someone unfamiliar with this type of map would have trouble using one to navigate. And that's because the important information contained in the map isn't the location of the islands. The bamboo sticks that make up the frame also represent ocean currents and wind patterns, which Marshallese sailors use as navigation guides."
"The rebbelib were used for centuries, but they're not particularly good as a visual map. They're not to scale, and someone unfamiliar with this type of map would have trouble using one to navigate. And that's because the important information contained in the map isn't the location of the islands. The bamboo sticks that make up the frame also represent ocean currents and wind patterns, which Marshallese sailors use as navigation guides."