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MEETUP#2
MEETUP#2
THU, MAY 27 · 19:00 Online (Google Meet)
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Geo Tokyo #2
- when
- Thu, May 27 2021
19:00 - where
- Online (Google Meet)
- hosts
- Alastair Tse, Shane Reustle
- meetup
- meetup.com/geotokyo
A relaxed group discussion about cool mapping projects we've seen around Japan and beyond. Bring your own projects, or anything you've seen recently. Held on Google Meet.
Notes
Full doc to mapping projects we discussed.
Map links discussed all map links →
learntoflyblog.com
Aeronautical charts — A primer on reading the aviation charts pilots navigate with. illustration · learntoflyblog.com learntoflyblog.com
geospatial.jp
Agoop people-flow data — Agoop's smartphone-derived people-flow (人流) open data on G空間情報センター. dataset · japan · geospatial.jp geospatial.jp
maps.darksky.net
Dark Sky emoji map — Dark Sky's weather map rendered in emoji. visualization · maps.darksky.net maps.darksky.net
Emoji Map Making Tool — Matt Dzugan's ObservableHQ notebook for rendering maps as emoji, with a write-up of how it works. tool · visualization · twitter.com twitter.com
Erica Ward station illustration — Illustrated train station map by Erica Ward. illustration · transit · instagram.com instagram.com
Geological Map of Japan, 1956 (3D render) — @geo_spatialist's 3D render of the 1956 geological map of Japan, made with ArcGIS Pro and Blender. 3d · historical · japan · twitter.com twitter.com
codepen.io
Geolonia on CodePen — Geolonia's CodePen demos of what their Japanese maps and APIs can do. api · basemap · japan · codepen.io codepen.io
Google Maps 3D API — Ubilabs demo of the 3D Maps JavaScript API announced at Google I/O 2021. 3d · api · twitter.com twitter.com
Green Emoji Map — Emoji-styled map project from the Tokyo creative studio PARTY. visualization · japan · prty.jp prty.jp
HoodMaps — Crowdsourced city maps labelling neighbourhoods by who hangs out there. visualization · hoodmaps.com hoodmaps.com
Jungfrau terrain render — 3D terrain video of the Jungfrau by Sean Conway. 3d · youtube.com youtube.com
kentuckyroutezero.com
Kentucky Route Zero — Video game that weaves maps into its storytelling. illustration · kentuckyroutezero.com kentuckyroutezero.com
Kepler.gl — Uber's open-source tool for large-scale geospatial visualisation in the browser. tool · visualization · kepler.gl kepler.gl
land.mlit.go.jp
Land General Information System (土地総合情報システム) — MLIT's database of real estate transaction prices across Japan. dataset · japan · land.mlit.go.jp land.mlit.go.jp
futures.tokyo
Memories of Tsukiji — Interactive archive of stories from Tokyo's old Tsukiji fish market. historical · japan · futures.tokyo futures.tokyo
prakhar.users.earthengine.app
NOx in the time of Corona — Earth Engine app comparing NOx levels before and after India's COVID lockdowns. visualization · dataset · prakhar.users.earthengine.app prakhar.users.earthengine.app
andywoodruff.com
Ohio is still a piano — Playful cartography post by Andy Woodruff of Cartogrammar. illustration · andywoodruff.com andywoodruff.com
pelias.io
Pelias Geocoder — Open-source geocoder built on OpenStreetMap and other open data. tool · api · pelias.io pelias.io
PLATEAU — MLIT 3D city models for every major Japanese city, as CityGML and 3D Tiles. 3d · dataset · japan · mlit.go.jp mlit.go.jp
Radio Garden — Spin the globe to tune into live radio stations around the world. visualization · radio.garden radio.garden
map.safecast.org
Safecast’s Radiation Map — Crowdsourced radiation measurements mapped worldwide, started in Japan after 2011. dataset · visualization · japan · map.safecast.org map.safecast.org
naogify.github.io
Silhouette Guessr — GeoGuessr-style GIS game: guess the place from its silhouette. By Naoki (naogify). Source: https://github.com/naogify/silhouette-guessr japan · naogify.github.io naogify.github.io
stanford.maps.arcgis.com
Stanford old maps of Japan and Asia — Stanford's gallery of historical maps of Japan and Asia. historical · japan · stanford.maps.arcgis.com stanford.maps.arcgis.com
Strava Global Heatmap — Heatmap of the runs and rides logged on Strava worldwide. visualization · dataset · strava.com strava.com
The Pudding: music bubbles — The Pudding maps how local each city's music taste is. visualization · pudding.cool pudding.cool
Turf.js — Modular geospatial analysis library for JavaScript. tool · turfjs.org turfjs.org
code.waag.org
Waag: Amsterdam buildings by age — Every building in Amsterdam coloured by its construction year. visualization · historical · code.waag.org code.waag.org
WhereCam — Point your camera at a written place name and it finds the spot on Google Maps. tool · wherecam.web.app wherecam.web.app
machique.st
まちクエスト (Machi Quest) — Walk-rally game with tens of thousands of location puzzles across Japan. japan · machique.st machique.st
kochizu.gsi.go.jp
今昔マップ / 古地図 (GSI old maps) — GSI's archive of historical maps of Japan. historical · basemap · japan · kochizu.gsi.go.jp kochizu.gsi.go.jp
nlftp.mlit.go.jp
国土数値情報 (National Land Numerical Information) — MLIT's open GIS datasets for Japan — administrative boundaries, land use, rail, rivers, hazard areas. dataset · japan · nlftp.mlit.go.jp nlftp.mlit.go.jp
maps.gsi.go.jp
地理院地図3D (GSI Maps 3D) — GSI's 3D terrain viewer, with models you can export for 3D printing. 3d · dataset · japan · maps.gsi.go.jp maps.gsi.go.jp
富士山が見える場所マップ (Where can I see Fuji?) — Ken Kawamoto uses PLATEAU building models to find every Tokyo rooftop with a line of sight to Mt Fuji. 3d · visualization · japan · kenkawakenkenke.hateblo.jp kenkawakenkenke.hateblo.jp
jorudan.co.jp
新宿駅構内図 (Shinjuku Station floor map) — Jorudan's floor map of Shinjuku Station. transit · japan · jorudan.co.jp jorudan.co.jp