Worth noting for #GoogleMaps users... It has been clear to me for some time that #Google is using machine learning algorithms (sometimes called "AI") to adjust boundaries of geographic features. I assume they run an #ML model over satellite photos to do this. Here's a example of it failing, badly. The first picture attached is a Google Map of an urban creek in my town, with a street just north of it. Note how Google shows the creek not going anywhere near the street. The second picture is a topographic map of the same area. Notice how the creek ACTUALLY goes much farther north than Google depicts. For creeks and bodies of water I've noticed this most often happens where there is an adjacent #FloodPlain that the creek spills into on occasion. Clearly Google's algorithm is noticing water during flood conditions, or breaks in the tree line, and "learning" that the creek has moved. (In their defense, it is quite unusual that this urban creek passes directly under an office building parking deck, which probably also played a part. But why use ML to do this stuff when #topographic data exists?) #AIFails #AIFailures

You know why Trump is flailing about with his international bullying and adventurism, a way too polite way of describing his mental deterioration, his brain literally turning to shit, if he were your dad you would have long ago taken the car keys away? You know why? #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Epsteinezuela #GreenEpsteinLand
#topographic or #pedophilographic, you judge.

Sometimes an overedge catches the eye while flipping through a #topographic set. #Sublime #cartography MYGGENÆS (M 23) 1974 : Danmark, Faeröerne 1:20,000. archive.org/details/WCWd... #overedge the #neatline #Slumbufles

USGS topoBuilder Milestone of 1 Million Maps Delivered
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/topobuilder <-- USGS topoBuilder Open Source / Open Data creation page, make your own custom USGS ‘topo map’!
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“Each year, [the #USGS has] seen steady growth in map requests, underscoring the public’s trust and appreciation for these innovative products.
This [USGS topoBuilder Milestone of 1 Million Maps Delivered] is a testament to the dedication and expertise of colleagues across the National Geospatial Program and the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. The success of topoBuilder is built on the collective efforts behind The National Map...
[The USGS] has modernized and advanced #topographic mapping…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #NGP #NGTOC #usecase #fedscience #fedservive #topomap #ondemand #custom #USGS #topobuilder #opendata #publicservice #publicgood #milestone #TNM #NationalMap #free #recreation #usecase #agriculture #hiking
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#EvergreenBroad-leavedForest ( #EBLF ) is climax vegetation in East China, and Jiangxi Province is located at the center of EBLF. In this study, Yizhen Liu et al. provided a high-level #ClassificationFramework for EBLF in #Jiangxi and exploring the roles of #Topographic and #Climatic factors in driving their distributions.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac059