From xurxosanz at gmail.com Thu Jan 1 04:37:25 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 06:37:25 -0600 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3125: rail, inequality Message-ID: #3125: rail, inequality Thu, 01 Jan 2026 by Raf * A place to share code and data for rail research, with a focus on geographic data for UK rail lines and stations, using OSM and Overture Maps https://github.com/itsleeds/openraildata * Combining local wealth inequality estimates with intergenerational mobility data across 724 US commuting zones and finding that the social elevator no longer works https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64222-3 ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-01.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Fri Jan 2 14:59:53 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 16:59:53 -0600 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3126: cartograms, carbon Message-ID: #3126: cartograms, carbon Fri, 02 Jan 2026 by Raf * Two strange Hungarian cartograms from 1902 may be the first examples of maps known as tilegrams, mosaic maps, or grid maps of equal areas https://attilabatorfy.substack.com/p/squaring-the-nation-two-strange-hungarian * Improving carbon emission reduction strategies by combining NASA OCO-2 and OCO-3 data with Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) and ERA5 weather data https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22022-1 ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-02.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Mon Jan 5 05:20:17 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 05:20:17 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3127: wool, forest Message-ID: #3127: wool, forest Mon, 05 Jan 2026 by Raf * The Lanath?que platform brings visibility to French know-how in the wool industry, a historic natural resource that is in decline https://lanatheque.fr/ * Quantifying the dynamics of forest carbon at the annual county level over 14 years for the United States to understand the state, trend, and change of forest parameters https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad9e07 ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-05.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Wed Jan 7 23:55:21 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 23:55:21 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3128: mississippi, geodiversity, cartography, stress Message-ID: #3128: mississippi, geodiversity, cartography, stress Thu, 08 Jan 2026 by Raf * The map "Ancient Courses Mississippi River Meander Belt" created by cartographer and geologist Harold Fisk is available for purchase in high-quality reproductions https://20x200.com/collections/harold-fisk * Data on the spatial distribution of European geodiversity, with resolutions of 1 km and 10 km, and its relationship with biodiversity over large spatial extents https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsta/article/382/2269/20230173/41330/Geodiversity-data-for-EuropeGeodiversity-data-for * The book offers an overview of 170 years of cartography at ETH Zurich and pays tribute to the personalities who have contributed to the development of the discipline https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/entities/publication/a5baabb8-075e-401c-842a-4d77f3badd42 * The World Stress Map (WSM) is a collaboration between academia and industry to characterize the pattern of stresses and understand the stress to which the Earth's crust is subjected. https://www.world-stress-map.org/ ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-08.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Fri Jan 9 04:00:43 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 04:00:43 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3129: insurance, accessibility, 4d, sam Message-ID: #3129: insurance, accessibility, 4d, sam Fri, 09 Jan 2026 by Raf * Part two of Bloomberg Green's investigation into how insurance is colliding with climate change, leaving millions without a safety net https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-flood-fire-climate-risk-analytics/ * The 2 European accessibility datasets are presented on a 1 km resolution grid and are based on travel time measurements using the road transport network. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/geographic-accessibility * "Zurich 4D": The most popular and freely accessible geodataset of the city of Zurich can now be represented virtually and easily https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/stadtleben/stadtportraet/zuerich-digital/zuerich-vier-d.html * A QGIS plugin for segmenting remote sensing images using SamGeo, powered by Meta's Segment Anything (SAM) model https://github.com/opengeos/qgis-samgeo-plugin ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-09.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Wed Jan 14 02:56:16 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:56:16 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3130: portfolio, lidar, wildfires, dating, shades Message-ID: #3130: portfolio, lidar, wildfires, dating, shades Wed, 14 Jan 2026 by Raf * Personal website of Nurasyl Abdrazakuly, a data scientist with over five years of experience in data analysis, machine learning, and data visualization https://nurasyl.space/ * The morphotectonic analysis of LIDAR data from the island of Sein (France) revealed 11 submerged man-made structures dating between 5800 and 5300 BC https://hal.science/hal-05406477 * In August 2025, wildfires in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula burned approximately 541,000 hectares within a 15 million hectare area https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.70649 * A live cyber activism session reveals the poor security measures of a dating site for "Europeans seeking tribal love", which is linked to white supremacists, and exposes its profiles https://okstupid.lol/ * How the representation of topographic relief on U.S. National Park Service maps has evolved throughout the distinguished career of cartographer Tom Patterson https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19338341.2025.2591563 ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-14.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Fri Jan 16 08:01:47 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:01:47 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3131: languages, rating, forests, datacenters Message-ID: #3131: languages, rating, forests, datacenters Fri, 16 Jan 2026 by Raf * LinguaMeta is an open-source repository containing language metadata, such as language codes, the number of speakers, writing systems, official endangerment status, and more https://sites.research.google/languages/language-explorer * A machine learning model predicts a restaurant's Google rating based on its structural features https://laurenleek.substack.com/p/how-google-maps-quietly-allocates * Since the 17th century, forests in the USA have been gradually decreasing as human settlements expanded westward, replacing them with farmland, pastures, and cities https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/1005/2023/ * Nearly 7,000 data centers worldwide are situated in climate zones that are outside the optimal range, with about 600 located in areas where the average annual temperatures exceed 27?C https://restofworld.org/2025/data-center-heat-map/ ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-16.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Mon Jan 19 03:12:33 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:12:33 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3132: housing, bicycles Message-ID: #3132: housing, bicycles Mon, 19 Jan 2026 by Raf * Airbnb in London is heavyly present in places with housing shortages, wage pressure and planning gaps: rental regulation should be spatial rather than temporal https://laurenleek.substack.com/p/everyones-mad-at-airbnb-this-map * Per-minute billing in the bike rental market is the worst incentive for good behavior and exacerbates uncivil behavior among cyclists https://tk.gg/posts/lime-bikes-should-stop-charging-when-you-stop ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-19.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Wed Jan 21 02:12:18 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:12:18 -0600 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3134: course, ai Message-ID: #3134: course, ai Wed, 21 Jan 2026 by Raf * Open Online Course in Geographic Data Science (GDS), a discipline established at the intersection of GIS and data science, with R and Python https://gdsl-ul.github.io/gds/ * Big tech is spending billions on data centers in the US to boost the development of artificial intelligence, but there isn't enough electricity for everyone. https://ig.ft.com/ai-power/ ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-21.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Wed Jan 21 02:12:19 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:12:19 +0000 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3133: interview, webapp Message-ID: #3133: interview, webapp Tue, 20 Jan 2026 by Raf * Interview with Michael Friendly, researcher on the history of data visualization and creator of the Milestones Project https://attilabatorfy.substack.com/p/not-just-pretty-pictures-interview * A webapp with search engine,route calculation and street view visualization, adding layers and more. Made with vibe coding (not without problems) by @yopaseopor and a few others [CA] https://yopaseopor.github.io/portalmap/3d/?lang=ca#map=8/41.69689/1.59647/0 ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-20.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Thu Jan 22 04:51:05 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:51:05 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3135: delays, layers Message-ID: #3135: delays, layers Thu, 22 Jan 2026 by Raf * In Europe (without train nightmare Spain) the delay of all trains during 2025 amounts to 136 lost years, about 71 million minutes late or a punctuality of approximately 80% https://chuuchuu.com/2025wrapped * A complete layer control for MapLibre GL with advanced styling features with both JavaScript and React integration options https://github.com/opengeos/maplibre-gl-layer-control ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-22.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Fri Jan 23 05:58:10 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:58:10 -0800 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3136: usa, fiction Message-ID: #3136: usa, fiction Fri, 23 Jan 2026 by Raf * Cartography of the centers of the United States, both the geographic center and the population center, for each state and for the entire country as a whole https://www.maps.com/mapping-the-middles-geographic-center-us/ * In post-apocalyptic fiction, imagined futures turn current political and cultural tensions into geography to draw a map of a balkanized United States. https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/americas-post-apocalyptic-maps-reveal ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-23.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Mon Jan 26 05:34:40 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:34:40 -0600 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3137: 3d, svg Message-ID: #3137: 3d, svg Mon, 26 Jan 2026 by Raf * The 3D Model Repository is a web application that allows you to link 3D models of world elements with their real-world locations on OpenStreetMap. https://3dmr.eu/map * svgMap is a lightweight JavaScript library that allows you to easily create interactive world maps with customizable data for each country in a visually appealing way. https://stephanwagner.me/coding/blog/create-world-map-charts-with-svgmap ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-26.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Tue Jan 27 02:41:28 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:41:28 -0600 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3138: memories, beacons Message-ID: #3138: memories, beacons Tue, 27 Jan 2026 by Raf * A Map Of Us (AMOU) is a shared map of our memories, small notes linked to real places categorized by color, like a diary of feelings and a silent cry to the world all at the same time. https://amapof.us/map * Informative map of active and recent connected V16 beacons on Spanish roads, based on official DGT 3.0 data https://mapabalizasv16.es/#mapa ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-27.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks From xurxosanz at gmail.com Fri Jan 30 01:05:45 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Rafagas team) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:05:45 -0500 Subject: =?utf-8?b?W1LDoWZhZ2FdIA==?= #3139: housing, light, widgets, rainfall, game, styles Message-ID: #3139: housing, light, widgets, rainfall, game, styles Fri, 30 Jan 2026 by Raf * Between low wages and rising prices, the real estate market in Rome, Milan or Bologna is already out of reach for most citizens [IT] https://irpimedia.irpi.eu/cittainaffitto-salari-e-affitti-citta-insostenibili/ * The SwissRad10 dataset contains light availability maps at 10 m resolution for each hour over an entire annual cycle with complete coverage across Switzerland https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-06152-9 * Customizable and ready-to-use map components for React, on MapLibre, with Tailwind styles, zero configuration and avmb a single command https://mapcn.vercel.app/ * Map of the 4 Stations Project with the rainfall analysis of Catalonia for the year 2025, with data from the Meteorological Service of Catalonia pending validation [CAT] https://2025.projecte4estacions.com/ * Fake Town is a free game that generates fake names of French towns and villages, which resemble the real names of towns and villages near a given location that you have to guess [FR] https://faussecommune.fr/ * A list of map styles for Maplibre, with open licenses, pending completion and open to suggestions and corrections https://github.com/pnorman/maplibre-styles ********** Translated by Isaac, Jaume, Jorge, and Wladimir web: https://geoinquiets.github.io/rafagas/2026/01-30.html mastodon: https://en.osm.town/@rafagaslinks