This #Veritasium video is a damned good intro on routing algorithms starting with Dijkstra’s seminal shortest path algorithm. The visuals are impressive and they make extensive use of #OpenStreetMap data.

https://youtu.be/kS-CGkiPetQ

#maps #Mapstodon #gischat #algorithms #Dijkstra

Thanks to hard work by @flyingpimonster Maps now supports downloading map areas for offline use!

This has been a long-awaited feature and will finally be available in GNOME 51.

#gnomemaps #gnome #mapstodon #openstreetmap #offlinemaps

I wanted to explore the topographic relief cartographic style that I did for Santorini, Greece, last year¹ and tried it on the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴.

One new thing is that I worked with @mapterhorn terrain tiles instead of processing the raw NASADEM data.

Feedback and comments are requested! 🙏

¹ https://en.osm.town/@seav/115501954665215610

#maps #cartography #Mapstodon #gischat

Got a bit further on the departures/arrivals view feature.

Now shows a toggle group with tranportation modes available for the selected station/stop (when there are multiple modes served at the location) allowing filtering what to show.

#gnomemaps #gnome #transitous #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #mapstodon

Nauru moves to change its name in break from colonial past

https://www.dw.com/en/nauru-change-name-naoero-referendum/a-77140283

> The parliament of Nauru has agreed to change the South Pacific microstate's name to "Naoero". A referendum will now take place on the constitutional change.

#mapstodon #osm #Naoero #Nauru #pacific

Regarding my “Islands & Continents” map¹ that I posted last February 2025, I double-checked and I actually missed Taiwan which I first visited on a transit stop at TPE airport in 2012. Oops.

So here’s an updated map correcting this oversight.

¹ https://en.osm.town/@seav/113978067617345567

#maps #cartography #Mapstodon #islands