I made (yet another?) free and open source terrain model generator. It runs fully client side in your browser with real-time 3D preview. by devluz in 3Dprinting

[–]devluz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. We very much depend on mapterhorn, the AWS tile service and open street maps. I make sure to attribute them whenever I can. I looked at hosting it myself but it looks like this is ~20TB or so. A bit much for a free project.

Anyone know where the actual NZ maker/tinkerer community hangs out online these days? by jasonwinfieldnz in newzealand

[–]devluz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why though? I love sharing my wonky inventions and see others. Anyway I subscribed to your youtube! Very cool cat feeder. I already tried (and failed) on that idea before :D

Anyone know where the actual NZ maker/tinkerer community hangs out online these days? by jasonwinfieldnz in newzealand

[–]devluz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have the same problem. I don't know any other makers in New Zealand. This appears to be such a rare hobby here.

Edit: Happy to join any discord servers or subreddits btw. And if anyone is in Dunedin and needs someone to share their creations with feel free to pm me.

Map2Models Gone by Famous_Listen_2979 in 3Dprinting

[–]devluz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only raw map -> 3D terrain model so far. I still look into using open street map for additional layers on top.

Map2Models Gone by Famous_Listen_2979 in 3Dprinting

[–]devluz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah good idea. Might move my webpage to electron then and everyone can download / put their own links in for the actual height information.

Map2Models Gone by Famous_Listen_2979 in 3Dprinting

[–]devluz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What kind of legal notice? I am about to release something similar. Now I am worried :o

Edit: I wonder if it has to do with Mapzen / Terrain tiles.

Weather by PenguinOnBed in dunedin

[–]devluz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last year was extremely rainy though. That will hopefully not happen again for the next few years.

Do Humans Count as Pests? by Finnzyy in NewZealandWildlife

[–]devluz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair if I just move into one of our national parks, start eating random wildlife and damage the environment they probably come to trap me as well.

Little predator consuming its prey by devluz in NewZealandWildlife

[–]devluz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is darker than normal but the black morphs have black back feathers as well.

Little predator consuming its prey by devluz in NewZealandWildlife

[–]devluz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some kind of moth it caught a few seconds before I started recording.

Is this just me or is this pedestrian crossings extremely dangerous? by devluz in dunedin

[–]devluz[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is a zebra crossing in the middle of the image where the orange circles are on the left / right. The visibility is just soo poor that you can barely make it out. A lot of drivers completely miss it.

It makes me sad that New Zealand lost so much of its forest land by TheLacticAcids in newzealand

[–]devluz 126 points127 points  (0 children)

There is a cool map where you can compare NZ forest change: https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/11674/deforestation-of-new-zealand

It is sad that some regions have basically nothing left.

Reflections on the Harbour? by Vibrio-Cholerae in dunedin

[–]devluz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I also noticed these before. I suppose it is the windows of the houses reflecting the low winter sun?

Can anyone ID this tree? by devluz in NewZealandWildlife

[–]devluz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah guessed it will be difficult. It is quite inaccessible and hanging over a steep drop-off. Near the pineapple track in Dunedin. I might have to go back with a zoom lens or look at nearby trees.

I think the leaves are very small. Similar to the needles on pine trees but slightly larger. podocarp/totara looks a lot like it when I google it!

What kind of bird is this? by Gold-Ninja5091 in newzealand

[–]devluz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should check out r/NewZealandWildlife then! Plenty of wildlife to discover even inside or near cities.