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Pyrzout :vm:<p>Smart Coffee Table to Guide Your Commute <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/13/smart-coffee-table-to-guide-your-commute/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/13/smart-</span><span class="invisible">coffee-table-to-guide-your-commute/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TransportationHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransportationHacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/topographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topographic</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/homehacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homehacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/3dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinted</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cnc</span></a></p>
SkotchY<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mapstodon.space/@pinakographos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pinakographos</span></a></span> the Rightmost one, the dark mountain <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/topographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topographic</span></a> textures. And the second from the left, the green colored <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> texture with waves looks cool, though I assume this is an artistic choice with no information content for the map?</p>
Michael Altfield 🛡️<p>Guide to make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SVG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SVG</span></a> topo <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> in Inkscape 🧭🗺️</p><p><a href="https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/10/01/osm-contours-svg-maperitive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/</span><span class="invisible">10/01/osm-contours-svg-maperitive/</span></a></p><p>Ever wanted to make your own infinitely-scaleable <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/topographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topographic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> (eg to hang on the wall)? This guide shows how with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@openstreetmap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>openstreetmap</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@inkscape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>inkscape</span></a></span>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JOSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JOSM</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OsmAnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OsmAnd</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maperitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maperitive</span></a> 🎨🖼️</p>
J9C :arcgis: :python: :osm:<p>Today's crafty submission for the <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/30DayMapChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>30DayMapChallenge</span></a>. I upcycle jars with historical topographic maps from various sources. This is from a USGS 1:62,500-scale Quadrangle for Charleston, WV 1936.</p><p><a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/30DayMapChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>30DayMapChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/Day5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Day5</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/topographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topographic</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/topography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topography</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/USGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USGS</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/craft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>craft</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/historicaltopographicmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historicaltopographicmap</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/historicalmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historicalmap</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upcycle</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/Charlestonwv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Charlestonwv</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a></p>
Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://firefish.social/@SrRochardBunson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SrRochardBunson@firefish.social</span></a></span> </p><p>New images, hot off the digital presses!</p><p>These are from a DIC <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Microscope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microscope</span></a>. </p><p>"Attached are a couple of the record images by DIC. The Stack was 20x and the other is not stacked and 10x."</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Groovy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Groovy</span></a> #<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Topographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Topographic</span></a></p>
Alan McConchie<p><a href="https://subdued.social/tags/BellinghamWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BellinghamWA</span></a> has a new five-story public works building with a huge <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/topographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topographic</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> of the city on one side.</p><p>Via the city's FB page: "The new five-story building at the corner of Pacific and Carolina streets, part of the Pacific Street Operations Center. The left corner of the building features a topographic map of Bellingham, designed by David Heck, RMC Architects, fulfilling the City's 'One Percent for the Arts' requirement for the new operations center."</p>
Chris White<p>Where is Babel Rock?</p><p>The <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/USGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USGS</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/BlueHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueHills</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/quad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quad</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/bedrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bedrock</span></a> map and a <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Quincy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quincy</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/historical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historical</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> show Babel Rock overlooks a pond from just north of a bend in <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Wampatuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wampatuck</span></a> Rd. I have been on that rock, and it's <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/diabase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diabase</span></a>, a <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/mafic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mafic</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/intrusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intrusion</span></a> into the Quincy <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/pluton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluton</span></a>. But the USGS <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/topographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topographic</span></a> quad &amp; derivatives e.g. <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/GoogleEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleEarth</span></a> show it adjacent to the <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/BunkerHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BunkerHill</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/quarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quarry</span></a> (source of the <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/granite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>granite</span></a> for the monument in <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a>). </p><p>Should a correction be proposed to USGS? Advice welcomed.</p>
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