Here are the lighthouses of Europe.

The map is even better than it might seem at first glance: the colors are the real colors, the patterns are the real patterns, and the size of the dots is the distance at which each light is visible.

Made with @openstreetmap, Leaflet, and the Overpass API.

https://geodienst.github.io/lighthousemap/

From the Geodienst researchers of Groningen University (NL), via Ethan Mollick

#lighthouse #geojson #openstreetmap #map

Lights (at sea)

@Lambo For anyone else that was wondering "are those patterns mapped in openstreetmap itself?"
YEP. Damn!
Neat stuff!
@thibaultmol @Lambo But the different colored sectors of one lighthouse are not visible in the map, if I am not mistaken.
@Lambo machst du gerade den SKS oder ist es die pure Freude über die technische Umsetzung?
😆 SKS ist ne witzige Vermutung.
Nee, ich finde es schön, technisch elegant, und (Achtung, jetzt kommt's) ein Leuchtturm-Beispiel für Open-Data-Anwendungen!
@Lambo @openstreetmap are these all automatic, or are they staffed by humans?
@Lambo @openstreetmap How does it work? 🤔 I don't see anything but a black map. Am I missing something?
Maybe try with another Browser? It should blink as soon as you enter the linked website.

@Lambo Ah, I see. Firefox is blocking some script(s).

The lighthouses of Vladivostok are missing entirely, even the Tokarevskiy and Basargin. :) And at least three of them on another side of the Amur bay and Peter the Great bay (Busse, Gamov, Nazimov).

Still, this is awesome! I love it. :)

@Lambo @openstreetmap fascinating! What's the big red dot in Norway?

@Lambo @openstreetmap
Europe: Dear fellows, we need lights at sea to securely navigate on our shores… Norway, how many lights will you build?

Norway: Yes.