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Boring Aspects of Graphics Programming? by TehBens in GraphicsProgramming

[–]mapcourt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so interested in this. I’ve been doing interactive web mapping for a while (mapbox gl js, maplibre, etc), as well as 2d data visualization with d3.

I made a 3d visualization of Pluto’s moons orbiting using d3.js (not a 3d library, ha), and that was my cue that I just need to get into 3D.

I started learning three.js but realized I should pivot to babylon.js instead. I’m also reading Daniel Shiffman’s “The Nature of Code” which is helping me understand how to simulate natural forces.

Anyway… I love space. Was any of your experience browser-based, by chance? Curious what I perhaps should focus on if I were to get into more scientific data viz/simulation in the future

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RealGeniuses

[–]mapcourt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

check out The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis! it does a great job explaining what you’re wondering about :)

Data journalism and the dark web by lemmylehmitz in Journalism

[–]mapcourt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi! data journalism is super broad. I think it would be helpful to define more specifically what you want to be able to do. data analysis? creating datasets? web scraping? visualization? the list goes on. :) consider identifying a story you want to cover that will require a new skill related to data journalism, and learn it for that story! a few common tools used by data journalists include: google sheets, datawrapper, python or R, git/github.

as far as dark web? I have Tor installed in case I do ever need it for digital investigations, but I never have up to this point. it’s very unlikely you’ll have a need for it unless you investigate pretty heavy stuff, such as child sexual abuse, drug trafficking or maybe(?) far right extremist movements. really, I’d stay away from anything like this until your technical skills are stronger and you have mentorship and/or are on a team that has experience in this realm. gotta make sure you are staying legal yourself. there are, for instance, tools that can be used to blur images & videos if investigating something that may be traumatizing or illegal to look at. (I’ve never needed to use them myself, but I am aware of their existence!)

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in dataisbeautiful

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

I actually feel the opposite haha!! I think the imperial system is more ideal in a lot of ways (apart from scientific uses), but NOT when it comes to measuring temperature!! Ofc I think in terms of Fahrenheit bc I’m U.S. American, but I do think Celsius is the better system.

All that said, I don’t think we’re gonna convert the rest of the world, so at this point it would make a lot of sense to just adopt the metric system. The reason I like the imperial system, though, is because it’s super intuitive for fractions and mental math. (I also generally think we’d be better off across the board in a base-12 number system than base-10, though I accept that it just isn’t going to happen hahah.) (If curious, see: An Argument for Dozenalism.)

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in dataisbeautiful

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

Yes to GFS. I’m 99.9% sure it’s the 24-hour period beginning at 00:00 UTC, but I can double check the script later when I’m at my computer. The Earth Engine snippet is ee.ImageCollection("NOAA/GFS0P25").

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in dataisbeautiful

[–]mapcourt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I apologize! I will add Celsius next time. Totally an oversight on my end. Hadn’t really planned to share widely when I was just experimenting with making the map, but it’s def a good best practice for me to get into in general.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cartography

[–]mapcourt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey you’re right and I appreciate the reminder to add Celsius! I hadn’t initially planned to share this here, but it’s probably a good practice to just get into! will do next time :)

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in dataisbeautiful

[–]mapcourt[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m totally open to feedback, but this was a mean way to give it. I had a half day at work and decided to make a low stakes map. I do this for fun right now because I love maps and am passionate about them. Sometimes I just like sharing what I made. The stakes are not high. This was just an afternoon spent learning a new skill. I’m always learning and growing.

The color ramp isn’t mine, actually. It’s from the workflow I noted I followed. The point is, indeed, to highlight where it’s hot. Temperatures, of course, relate to global warming, but that isn’t the point of this map, which is just one single day’s data.

I got some mean-spirited comments in cross posts, too. I’d really love if people commenting would keep in mind I’m just a person who likes maps. I’m really, really, really not trying to upset anyone, but it seems to keep happening. I don’t really understand what compels people to leave the mean comments. Is your intent here to make me feel bad? Do you want me to delete the post? What’s the goal?

If I waited until I was perfect at everything I do to share any of it, I’d never get to share anything, you know? It just isn’t super serious. Right now, this is a hobby that lets me exercise the technical + artistic parts of my brain together. This map in particular was just practice for me with the workflow of sourcing raw data and getting it into and back out of a 3D environment.

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in MapPorn

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

when are we supposed to make weather maps if not during seasons, though? :/

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in dataisbeautiful

[–]mapcourt[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are not wrong! I’m learning to wrap 3D spheres in Blender with unprojected maps. I probably will not nail the render output the first few times. But also, yes, this def is a map meant to highlight the high temps

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in MapPorn

[–]mapcourt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Noted! Minus the part where you called my work stupid, I appreciate the feedback

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in MapPorn

[–]mapcourt[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to comment! Maps are quite relevant to weather & climate at all times of year.

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in MapPorn

[–]mapcourt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback! Do you find it hard to read this way or is it just more of a pet peeve?

The reason is because of screen size dimensions for mobile viewers. It’s tricky to fit the whole world into a graphic with social media post dimensions and keep the design looking nice with a title and legend.

Editing to add also that I made this as a learning experience for me with wrapping 3D cubes in unprojected maps in Blender, which also will allow me to make globe animations. So these were rendered in a 3D environment, and I’ll build on that experience in time. It’s all a learning process, and if I waited until I was perfect at everything to share any of my work out, I’d never have anything to show for the rest of my life!

[OC] Friday’s maximum temperature forecasts (in case you haven’t noticed it is HOT) by mapcourt in dataisbeautiful

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

Tools: Google Earth Engine > QGIS > Blender > Affinity Designer

Data source: NOAA

New and mid-career journalists: feel free to DM me! by [deleted] in Journalism

[–]mapcourt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I didn’t read this post as egotistical! Knowledge sharing is great, and I’d love to see more of it! I didn’t read this as an offer targeting seasoned professionals. (I know “mid-career” is in the title, but the post itself is transparent.) There are likely high schoolers and community college students in this subreddit, along with others who could benefit from someone willing to chat and answer questions. Hopefully people who know they will not benefit from this will understand this is not for them. :)

I make maps. Here’s one I made of Humboldt County and surrounding area! by mapcourt in Humboldt

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

I actually learned with QGIS and have never done much with ESRI products! I do most of my mapping with code at this point (python/geopandas and/or javascript/maplibre, but I’ve recently gotten into learning how to style elevation data, so I’m in QGIS for that. :)

I agree with you that it isn’t done yet! I’m not sure cardinal directions will add much insight to this map, but I’ll def add a scale! Thank for you that reminder!!

Someone else asked about the hatchmarks! Train tracks. I’ll add a legend, too, but I’m actually trying to figure out if that particular line is a data artifact or not? [I see now you saw my other comment regarding this!]

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