[Qgis-user] Map contest: mapping Pi for the 3.14 splash screen

[chris hermansen]

Anita and list;

On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 4:44 AM Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at> wrote:

> Dear QGIS mappers,
>
> As you may have noticed, the next release version will be 3.14 and
> therefore, we will call it 'Pi'.
>
> Usually our versions are named for community meeting locations and the
> splash screen shows a map related to this location.
>
> For 3.14 we are looking for creative maps that capture the essence of Pi.
>
> All submissions will receive an honorable mention in the release blog post.
>
> The winner will see their map on the release splash screen and banner on
> qgis.org.
>
> To participate, please submit your maps at
> https://forms.gle/DbLL3BfvwYw33qfJ8
>
> The deadline is 31st May 2020.
>

Sorry this isn't a map and I'm not submitting it as such to the link you
provided, but this quote is kind of interesting and geographically related:

Finally, pi emerges in the shapes of rivers. A river's windiness is
> determined by its "meandering ratio," or the ratio of the river's actual
> length to the distance from its source to its mouth as the crow flies.
> Rivers that flow straight from source to mouth have small meandering
> ratios, while ones that lollygag along the way have high ones. Turns out,
> the average meandering ratio of rivers approaches — you guessed it — pi.
>

>From https://www.livescience.com/34132-what-makes-pi-special.html
-- 
Chris Hermansen · clhermansen "at" gmail "dot" com

C'est ma façon de parler.
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