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Breasterday
Tags: Boobs, Beatles, Yesterday, Puns, Breastfeeding

He woke up and there weren’t any more breasts, and only he noticed. Just like in that movie “Yesterday,” only with breasts instead of the entire creative output of the Beatles.

After a rather distressing argument with his wife, he went out to see how the world had changed. There was no breast cancer, so there were a lot more women. Advertisements for cars emphasized the sumptious taillights and ample trunkspace, and Sir Mix-a-Lot was often mockingly referred to as Captain Obvious. Rico Nasty’s “Big Titties” still blew up summer 2019, but was more of a Mairzy Doats kind of novelty thing. Women’s rights were a good decade or so farther along and everyone was an ass man. Breastaurants existed still, and the people who went to them were still lame, but they only served chicken breast and the clients were all picky eaters with unrefined palates. He sat down in a park and began drawing breasts, waiting for someone to look over his shoulder and go “holy moly, you came up with these yourself?” like in the movie “Yesterday,” but everyone was too busy fighting.

You see, in a world without breasts, the process by which women get the milk they’re producing into their babies is a lot different. It’s different in a way that’s frankly disgusting, I’ll say no more and you want to know no more. Between this and the increased percentage of women in the population, the public feeding of children was an issue of much larger social import. It was in fact, so important that most public parks were constantly embroiled in demonstrations, protests, and counterprotests against the act. After seven days of this, he decided there had to be a better way to get rich by being the only person aware of breasts.

He fashioned a crude facsimile of breasts and took it to the government, convinced he had a solution that could make both men and women happy. Surprisingly enough, “a bag you stick to the front of your chest that dudes get horny looking at, that you need to partially expose to feed your children” wasn’t super appealing to the Grand High Empress or the Tribunal of the Yonic Marauders (another big societal change — all these extra women vote), and he was made a laughingstock on a national scale. If the other men agreed with him, they did so in silence.

He never returned to his world, or restored breasts to the world he entered. For a while he thought he was in more of a They Live-type scenario, and got arrested sneaking into government buildings a lot. No transmitters were ever found. He never got rich off breasts, the myriad hangups created by the new and horrific way women fed their babies had too strong a stranglehold on the deviants of this breastless planet. He’d lay in a hammock while people spraypainted “pervert” and “bagboy” on his house, dreaming of being the bird that got to convince everyone they’d invented nests. It had to be out there somewhere, unless he was in more of a Highlander-type scenario.
Grow Your Breast Naturally- Why You Don’t Need Implants Anymore?
By: Nenad Lazinica
Tags: Breastfeeding, Women

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The first two products have been specifically formulated for bust size and shape enhancement. Both are made of safe, all-natural ingredients that have been balanced to deliver the best results.

Lastly, the unadvertised exercise booklet that comes with the cream and capsule combo shows simple exercises designed to enhance the results delivered by the pill and cream ingredients. This makes Breast Actives one of the most complete natural breast enhancement systems out there.

How Do The ProBreast Plus Products Work?

I’d like to start this part off with a bit of an anatomy lesson:

A woman’s breasts will develop throughout her life. From birth to menopause, there are various phases that breasts go through. You can’t really pinpoint when each phase will begin because the timing varies for each woman, depending on her personal physical development.

During the birth phase, a female fetus will start developing nipples and milk ducts. It is during the puberty phase that the breast tissues begin to gain fat, triggered by the production of estrogen. During menopause (a phase that many of us do not look forward to), our body can’t produce as much estrogen as before, resulting in a decrease of breast tissue volume, ultimately leading to sagging breasts.

The ProBreast Plus capsules and cream contain natural active ingredients that contain phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are substances found in plants and plant-based foods.

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Exclusive breastfeeding outreach program in India
By: Ratna Priya Bysani
Tags: India, Community Outreach, Breastfeeding

Around 1.2 million infants die during their neo-natal period in India every year. Neo-natal period refers to first 28 days after birth. Although there are many causes associated with these deaths, one major cause is due to lack of nutrition for the child’s development. After birth, first form of nutrition is through breast milk of the new mother. WHO states that breastmilk can reduce the risks of infant death by 14 fold. Breastmilk is widely available and affordable source of nutrition for the child in their first six months of life. Yet less than half of infants are exclusively breastfed for the first six months across the country.

World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) encourages breastfeeding to improve nutritional value in new born children and promote it through various strategies across the globe. Researchers also observed many short and long term benefits of breastfeeding not only on individual level but also regional and national scales. At individual level, the breastfed child is less prone to diseases as it improves their immunity, which in turn helps in development of a healthy society in future. Today’s healthy child will be a tomorrow’s active citizen who can improve the future of the region and the nation too.

Despite recognising many benefits of breastfeeding there are many challenges in modern society to increase the rate of breastfeeding among infants and new mothers. In the past, there was a lack of easy alternatives to breast milk and therefore mothers were forced to breastfeed their children. But now-a-days due to presence of many alternatives, people are easily going for those such as formula milk.

The causes of shifting to alternative bottled milk to feed infants in modern society are: Bottled milk becomes an easier option for child as it’s easier to suck, in this modern world where mothers are working continuously without any maternity leaves, leave them with no option to feed their child during the working hours thus forcing them to adapt to alternatives, some other issues like lack of spaces specified for breastfeeding in public places also leave mothers with an option to opt out of breastfeeding. These above causes are mostly specified to urban regions, whereas in rural regions, the main cause of decline in breastfeeding is due to traditional practices such as feeding child with cow milk and honey which the rural people strongly believe to be more nutritious.

Indian government recognising the importance of breastfeeding, started campaigns to bring changes in its citizen’s attitude towards breastfeeding. Some of these campaigns involve educating parents about the importance of breastfeeding in improving their child’s health. The outreach programs through community workers and mass media are commonly used. Through these programs, the government tries bringing behavioural changes in parents towards breastfeeding and reduce the infant deaths across country.
Maintain Style After Pregnancy With Breastfeeding Friendly Tops
By: Mome Wear
Tags: Breastfeeding, Breastfeedingfriendlytops, Nursing Wear Philippines

In today’s world fashion has become an integral part of everyone’s lifestyle. People from all around the world follow fashion trends and are very concerned about their looks. However, after pregnancy mothers start to think that they can no longer follow the current trend as they are constantly required to feed the newborn. One of the reasons for thinking that, is a continuous need to care for their newborn and breastfeed them. A solution to this problem is breastfeeding-friendly tops.

These breastfeeding-friendly tops are a combination of fashion and utility that allow moms to take care of the newborn along with carrying their style statement flawlessly. These tops are designed in a manner that is multi-layered with the easy availability of nursing access. Whenever your child will need to feed you can easily pull the nursing access allowing your baby to feed. There are so many different types of nursing access available that you can choose the one you are most comfortable with. Neither the mom nor the baby, face any issues in breastfeeding.

A common problem that is associated with breastfeeding is the lack of cover. Breastfeeding-friendly tops are designed with an extra cloth that covers the baby while it is being breastfed. Irrespective whether the mother is in a get-together or an outdoor picnic, she can easily breastfeed her child without thinking about lifting her top or finding a separate place for privacy. Earlier mothers would find it difficult to breastfeed their child in public because there were no such tops that were specifically made to facilitate breastfeeding. With time, the need became a common issue and hence breastfeeding tops were introduced.

Nonetheless, buying breastfeeding-friendly tops only makes sense if the experience is good. The foremost requirement is to check with the quality of the top. The material must have a high percentage of cotton as it enhances the comfort level. Factors such as fitting also play an important role. If the top is too tight or too loose, it will not all look good on mothers. Tight means lesser space for baby’s head to enter and loose means too much of extra cloth on sides, making the mother look fat.

Ideal breastfeeding-friendly tops are a perfect example of how a blend of quality and utility can go hand in hand. Being a mother doesn’t mean that style statement needs to be compromised, rather it is a special feeling that every woman should experience in their lifetime.
bravery in breastfeeding
Tags: Feminism, Writing, Women, Motherhood, Breastfeeding

In 2011 when I had my daughter Charlee, it felt taboo to breastfeed in public. I was constantly hiding, feeling ashamed of exposing myself publicly for everyone to see. They didn’t have special breastfeeding friendly areas or pictures on instagram of strong women exposing their breasts during a feeding. After having my daughter at 19 years old, I immediately started college. I was a full time student and working. I remember hiding in the back seat of my car in between classes, trying to pump and eat my lunch and study at the same time. I would hide in the bathroom stall and try and pump during breaks. I remember sitting in my first college classes being in so much pain from my breasts being so engorged. I felt so embarrassed and terrified at the idea that my boobs could leak at any moment. I didn’t want to feel so ashamed at doing such a beautiful thing. Looking back, if I could do it all over again, I would be unapologetically proud of body for being able to produce the best nutrition possible for my baby. I wouldn’t have cared about what anyone else thought. I would have been stronger, and advocated for myself a lot more. We are now entering a new generation of mamas who are much braver than I was. I see mamas breastfeeding with pride, having photoshoots that express that express the importance and beauty of breastfeeding. You all are a force to be reckoned with and I applaud every single one of you.

I share my story with you because I need you to know that you’re not alone.

Also, I need to note something. I want to make this very clear: just because I breastfed my daughter, doesn’t make me “better than anyone else” who chose to use formula. All of us mamas are doing the best we can. You have to do what’s right for you and your baby. Every single mama and every single baby are different and unique and beautiful in their own way. Be brave and be confident in whatever decision you make. And, most importantly, let’s support one another. No one likes a mom shammer. Motherhood is way to difficult and scary to go about it alone. Be a strong woman who empowers and encourages and supports other strong women.
Work. Pump. Repeat.: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work unlimited_Acces
Tags: Breastfeeding

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“Happier, healthy people are my greatest reward”
By: Wfp Asia
Tags: Nutrition, Laos, Humanitarian, Breastfeeding, Asia

She sizes us up as if to find out whether we are worth her valuable time. We pass the test and sit down to chat.

‘The first two years were very difficult for me. I struggled with motivating villagers. How to make people who have never heard such things before understand about the importance of taking food supplements for stronger health, boiling water to get rid of contamination, sleeping under mosquito nets to avoid insect-borne diseases, and using toilets in order to avert stomach conditions?” Aunty Perp explains.

“People were worried about their daily meals, and stuck in their customary lifestyles and ancestral belief systems. Pregnant women, for example, did not like to use the health center services before and during birth. Once their child was born, they had no time to dedicate to their own or their baby’s health. I couldn’t blame them, because if they didn’t get back to work as early as possible, they would go hungry. Young mothers didn’t have the time or energy to breastfeed, and so many babies were malnourished, with some never living to see their first birthday,” she recalls.

Her strict expression betrays a big heart. Aunty Perp is passionate about changing the lives of her community for the better. Old habits die hard, and it takes dedication, good training and continued effort — including sweat and tears, at timesm — to gradually chip away at them. Perp is proud of the training she received through WFP’s support.

‘’I won’t lie, I do feel down sometimes, like nothing works,” Perp reveals with a glimmer of uncertainty in her eyes. “For example, when I have to run after people who can’t come to take their nutrition supplements on time because they have to work in the field. What keeps me going is the belief that I am doing the right thing. I want to help my people leave malnutrition and infant mortality behind them.”

Villagers trust that Aunty Perp does her best to keep them healthy. Photo: WFP/Vilakhone Sipaseuth

Things do change, if slowly. In the whole of Laos, half as many young mothers die today as only a decade ago, whereas mortality rates of children under age 5 have declined by 60 percent compared to 20 years ago.

So, too, in Louangtong village. Villagers today understand more about how their actions influence their health. They are more cooperative in getting their children immunized and take regular nutrition supplements to keep them healthy. As a result, infant mortality in the community has gradually declined.

Perp gives us another one of her famous stern looks as she watches us board our boat back to Pakbeng. “Happier, healthier people are my greatest reward,” she says — and we could swear there was a hint of a smile playing around her lips.
When My Body is Not Only My Own
By: Amanda Tan Phd
Tags: Womens Health, Motherhood, Mental Health, Identity, Breastfeeding

I wish someone had warned me that I would be sharing my body for more than the nine months of pregnancy!

Photo by Luiza Braun on Unsplash

Soon after my daughter's birth, it sank in — I was no longer just “me." The diminished ownership of my body and lack of time alone was a shocking adjustment. From the physical responsibility to my fashion choices, my infant’s needs had to weigh into each decision and action. This was tough! I was used to directing my own life, but now I’m forced to always take another person into account. Always. No breaks.

A thorough night’s sleep was impossible. The freedom to go to the bathroom whenever I wanted to was limited. I could not eat a meal in peace, neither did I have complete freedom to eat whatever or whenever I wanted. If I felt even slightly under the weather, I worried about whether I might start to feel worse and which medications were safe for breastfeeding. I had to keep my hair short or up, otherwise, strands of it would be painfully yanked out by tiny hands. There were dresses or shirts I couldn’t wear because clothes needed to be nursing friendly. There were purses that remained unused in my closet because bags had to be large and hardy enough for hauling around diapers, extra clothes, wet wipes, bottles, … (you get the idea). These are but a few of the numerous choices that I previously never had to think about.

Prior to having children, I had not realized how much the ability to make those choices freely (however small or insignificant they may be in the larger scheme of life) contributed to me feeling like a person as opposed to an anonymous body that served the needs of another. I’ve heard that becoming a mother meant “dying to self." And yes, it is indeed a meaningful experience to sacrifice my comfort and individuality for my child. Becoming a mother expanded my perspective beyond myself and revealed to me a deeper aspect of love. And I do acknowledge that it is a privilege to be able to spend so much time with my children.
What makes maps go viral: An analysis of Twitter engagement rates
Tags: Cartography, Mapporn, GIS, Social Media, Maps

A review of @mapporntweets that have a high engagement rate

When I tell people I’m behind MapPorn, a question that I am often asked is ‘what makes maps go viral?’ I usually give vague answers as I feel there is a lot of luck and randomness in social media.

I would like to give a more thoughtful study of this. For this article I’m going to look at viral map topics. In the future I’ll probably look at other angles, but for now let’s think about the substance of maps.

I have a pretty good feel for maps. I’ve posted over two thousand to /r/MapPorn and I collect the best from Reddit. In September, 2018 I wrote a script that posts a map to Twitter every three hours.

This script runs all day, all month all year. I hand pick the maps and add them to a database. The script selects a map that hasn’t been posted recently and blasts it to Twitter. As of September, 2019 there are over 3,000 maps in this database.

Now, I’m going to try to distill the essence of maps that get traction. For this process I decided to use engagement rate as the baseline for analysis. There are many other ways to approach the question, but for now, let’s roll with that.

Engagement rate is the percentage of users who see a tweet and interact with it in some way. Clicking the link, an image, a user’s profile, etc. all count as engagement. Most of my tweets get around 2–3% of impressions converted into engagements. However viral posts will get over 10%.

I acquired CSV data for every month of @mapporntweet . From May, 2017 to May, 2019. Over that time the account grew to over 20,000 followers. I took a handful of tweets with the highest engagement rate for each month and stored them in a CSV. After some minor cleaning, I had a list of over 200 maps. Then I surveyed each map and added tags about the map’s content.

These tags included words like: etymology, trains, borders, wildlife, knolling, food. Then I took all the tags and counted them by topic. This article is the result.
GoWithMi with INTENGINEtech — Building the World’s First “Blockchain AI Space Miner”
By: Gowithmi Gl
Tags: IoT, AI, Cryptocurrency, Maps, Blockchain

GoWithMi with INTENGINEtech — Building the World’s First “Blockchain AI Space Miner”

GoWithMi formed a Strategic Technical Collaboration with INTENGINEtech to optimize the development of the World’s First Near-space AI Spatial Data Mining Machine. The use of IoT with “Blockchain + AI” to launch the revolutionary product in the Map Industry. Gowithmi GL Aug 22, 2019·3 min read

INTENGINEtech is a company with a terminal AI processing chip as its core product, providing a complete solution for the chip hardware platform and software algorithms.

INTEGINEtech website: http://www.intenginetech.com/

GoWithMi Co-founder and CTO Simon Ren announcing the Partnership with INTENGINEtech and introducing the AI Spatial Data Miner.

On August 20, GoWithMi Co-founder & CTO Simon Ren attended the Mars Financial “POW’ER2019 Global Developers Conference” as a special guest, which brought together technical leaders, experts, scholars, investors and research leaders in the fields of global blockchain, 5G, AI, cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things. At the meeting, Simon Ren introduces the World’s First “Blockchain AI Space Miner”, a revolutionary product in the map industry.

Compared with the traditional satellite and other relatively static data, ground real-time data is more important. GoWithMi “Blockchain AI Space Miner” provides a new real-time data acquisition mode of consumption level, in which everyone can participate and contribute to the GoWithMi mapping ecosystem. Users only need to set up the equipment on their vehicle, shoulder, helmet, to achieve specialized ground real-time data acquisition. In cooperation with the fourth generation AI chip leader INTENGINE, the miner can provide more than 4T OPS visual computing power per watt, 250 times full visual perception and recognition per second, real-time revenue settlement and data real-time mapping, which is 150,000 times more than the traditional data collection, and can meet the data update density of automatic driving data service.

GoWithMi Co-founder and CTO Simon Ren during the event presentation:
Medical Vs Recreational Marijuana Sales Based off 2020 Election
By: Keonna Mcquerry
Tags: Politics, Labs, Maps

This is a map showing the states that allow recreational marijuana use (Green), medical use only (Yellow), and neither (Red).

Shown above is a map of the US, and on this map, it shows the states that have legalized the use of marijuana for medical and recreational use (Green), states that have only legalized it for medical use (Yellow), and states that have made marijuana completely illegal (Red.)

One common pattern that that is worth noting is that the states that have made the use of marijuana completely illegal (Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama) are all states that voted (and won) Donald Trump during the 2020 Presidential Elections and the states that marijuana use is legal (Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine) are all states that voted for Biden (Except for Montana, South Dakota, and Alaska).

I guess the question at hand here is why is there a pattern when it comes to marijuana use and politics?
Generate etymology clusters on world map with Python and Scikit-learn -using Google Cloud Translation Service
By: Seb S
Tags: Geodata, Datascience Training, Scikit, Maps, Python

Generate etymology clusters on world map with Python and Scikit-learn -using Google Cloud Translation Service Seb S Mar 4·2 min read

Generate etymology cluster on world map for any word in any language. Needs google cloud translation account — free £300 on first calls

To start using Cloud Translation, you need a project that has the Cloud Translation API enabled and credentials to make authenticated calls. The following sections detail how to get set up before you make your first call to the Cloud Translation API.

Download Wordmapix repo from here:

https://github.com/haker88/wordmapix

Read through Google Cloud setup guide: https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/setup

In short:

Setup your new app here — https://console.developers.google.com/apis/dashboard

Setup API for google cloud translation: https://console.cloud.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=translate.googleapis.com

Generate json key for your app:

https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials

Download your json key to main app folder and rename: ‘key.json’ You are ready to go ! In jupyter file execute all cells and feel free to edit list of phrases or load from csv etc.

Go to cloud console to monitor calls and setup threshold limits — you should be ok to run 500k calls which will be enough for decent number of maps.

#scikit #sklearn #datascience #geodata #wordmapix
The best trails for you to do in Breckenridge! Trails for every level
By: Mary Pritchard
Tags: Skiing, Maps, Snowboarding, Breckenridge, Trails

The best trails for you to do in Breckenridge! Trails for every level Mary Pritchard Mar 4·3 min read

If you’re in Breckenridge, I’m assuming you already know about the world class ski hills we have here. It’s no secret Breckenridge is one of the best places to ski and that’s why people come from all over the world to ski here. These are some of my favorite ski trails in Breckenridge!

Sitting on a green hill

Beginner Skiers and Riders

If you have the basics down of getting on and off the lift, stopping, and turning, then this is where you should start. A lot of beginners start on green trails which are indicated on the signs with a green circle!

A beautiful view from a beginner/intermediate lift

Best trails for beginners: One of my top favorite runs in Breck is Silverthorne. It is up the Quicksilver Lift at the base of Peak 9. This run is groomed, not too steep, wide, and pretty simple for someone just learning. I would recommend doing this run a few times until you perfect it; then move onto something bigger and better.

Going up the Beaver Run Lift

Intermediate Skiers and Riders

Once having the basics down, if you can get a little more speed and confidence while going down the mountain, these are the trails for you. Intermediate trails will be marked with a blue square on the maps!

Best trails for intermediates: Still on peak 9, the Beaver run chairlift has some of the best most mellow runs you will see all day. This chair lift goes up peak 9 a little higher than the Quicksilver lift so towards the top you are going to get a little bit steeper of terrain. It mellows out as you go down. Some blue runs even turn into green ones halfway down the mountain. My favorite runs down the Beaver run lift are Sundown, Columbia, and Bonanza. Lastly, according to GoBreck, if you think you might want to attempt some moguls take the Colorado Chair and go down Cresendo. Check it out on a map!

A trail down the Kensho Chair that I obviously did not mean to go down!

Expert Skiers and Riders

According to VisitBreck, an expert rider has confidence in steeps, moguls & trees. They need to be comfortable riding in varying conditions, navigating tight and aggressive turns.

Best trails for experts: The 6 chair is the one-stop-shop for a bunch of great expert level trails. The Kensho Chair on Peak 6 also has some harder trails. My favorite ones off the Kensho Chair are Bliss and Intuition. Some random expert trails I love that are all through out the mountain are Little Johnny, Rounders, and Centennial. Most of these have moguls, but not across the whole trail so you can choose which type of terrain you would like! If you’re more into skiing through the woods & trees, try Ore Bucket on Peak 7. If you’re into the more short, sweet, and steep hills try Shock on Peak 9!

A better look at Breck from the top! This was filmed on the Kensho Chair!
Weather map 2.0 and Relief maps. Description of products
Tags: Mapping, Relief, API, Weather, Maps

Weather map 2.0 and Relief maps are products that allow developers to add weather and relief maps to their applications using simple URL requests.

In the new version, you can get forecast and historical weather maps in addition to current weather maps, along with a wide range of weather layers.

The relief map allows you to set the position of the light source and adjust the transparency of the color layer. This allows developers to use it as a base layer for weather maps.

We provide current weather maps, forecast weather maps for 10 days and historical weather maps for any day and time since 9.02.2018. To get these weather maps you just need to change only one parameter in the URL request.

Weather layers in Weather map 2.0

We combine 15 weather layers in our new Weather maps 2.0: Convective precipitation, Precipitation intensity, Accumulated precipitation rain and snow, Depth of snow, Wind speed at an altitude of 10 meters, Joint display of speed wind (color) and wind direction (arrows), received by U and V components, Atmospheric pressure on mean sea level, Air temperature at a height of 2 meters, Temperature of a dew point, Soil temperature 0–10 сm and >10 сm, Relative humidity and Cloudiness.

More information about weather layers you can find here.

Relief map is a combination of a layer tint (colored raster) and a hillshade. You can customize each of these layers, and set the position of the light source with additional parameters.

Palette

You can use custom palettes for each layer for Weather and Relief maps. Also, we provide an opportunity to create a palette for yourself and pass it to the URL request.

To pass the code of color, use the HEX form.

More information about how to work with palette you can find in weather or relief maps documentation.

How to get Weather and Relief maps?

Simple URL queries with a specific set of parameters are used to obtain weather maps and relief maps. More information and examples of URL requests you can find here.
Flood Assist Insurance launches new free flood app
By: Robin Clark
Tags: Maps

Here at Flood Assist Insurance we believe that the first step in managing flood risk is to be aware of it and we’re pleased to announce that we’ve developed a brand new app to help people in high flood risk areas do this.

What’s included in our app?

The app focuses on providing users with 2 main features: real time flood alerts/warnings and flood risk maps

Real time flood alerts and warnings

The app indicates to users whether there are any current flood alert or warning in place in any location in England or Wales, unlike other flood warning services our app is map based.

Users can also sign up for our free flood warning email service which will instantly send notification emails when a flood alert or flood warning is issued for a specific location. Subscribers can choose to have alerts set up for multiple locations using a property’s postcode and the location can be further refined by the user being able to pinpoint their property’s exact location via google earth maps.

Flood risk maps

We have 2 different flood risk maps covering England and Wales which helps users identify whether they’re at risk of flooding from either a river or the sea or from surface water flooding. Our maps also allow users to understand how likely their property is to be flooded by advising whether their property is located in a High, Medium, Low, or Very Low flood risk area.

Where do we get our data from?

Our data is obtained directly from the Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and National Resources Wales which is updated every 15 minutes so it’s as up to date as it possibly can be.

We also use high resolution maps from Ordnance Survey which lets you zoom in and locate your individual property, at full zoom you can clearly identify a properties building outline.

Where can you get our app from?

The app is available for iPhone, Windows Phone and Android and it won’t cost you a penny!

We hope you like our new service and we would be delighted to receive all feedback at info@floodassist.co.uk

Originally published at floodassist.co.uk.
This simple visual tool can save you in a crisis!
By: Kip Harkness
Tags: Communication, Coaching, Maps, Leadership, Crisis

This simple visual tool can save you in a crisis!

In a crisis how do you communicate with staff, the public, key stakeholders and get your leadership team on message no matter where they are?

Tripp Frolichstein taught me Message Maps 15 years ago and I’ve been using them ever since.

Message Maps provide leaders an easy to use visual tool to simplify and clarify your message and cascade it rapidly.

Define your ‘Home Base’ message that becomes the beginning and end of every communication. (e.g. The development is about making Japantown a great, good, place.)

Then develop no more than 3 Key Messages that build your story. (e.g. Housing for Seniors and families will welcome the next generation and honor the past.)

Have several concise Supporting Facts for each Key Message (e.g. we’ve already built beautiful senior housing on the site.)

In response to a question start at Home Base, move to the relevant Key Message, cite a Supporting Fact, and then work your way back to Home Base!

Revise as you get feedback and new facts emerge. Avoid internal jargon, (there is some in the example above!) and make sure everyone is working from the most recent map.
Create your styled Map from your Zwift activity
By: Roberto Butti
Tags: Zwift, Fit, Xyz Here, Gpx, Maps

A FIT file is a binary file that contains all information about your activity (power, speed, elevetation, GPS coordinates, hearth rate etc)

Convert FIT file to Geojson

OK , you are human so you are not able to read binary files.

Also some nice map tools are not able to read FIT files. Some Map tools are able to read and import Geojson file.

For this reason we need to convert FIT to Geojson.

Fortunately someone in the world built a tool that converts FIT into Geojson.

With this tool https://fit2geojson.netlify.com/ you can drag’n drop your FIT file and download your new Geojson file.

A Geojson file is a file in Json format that includes geolocated data.

Once you download your Geojson file, you can use a tool like https://xyz.here.com/studio/ to upload the file and create your map

XYZ Studio

XYZ Studio is a cloud service provided by HERE Technologies that allows you to manage your geo data, put them on map and style them.

XYZ Studio has a free plan so we can use our FIT or GPX for free.

Go to https://xyz.here.com/studio/ , once you logged in, on the dashboard, click the button “Create new project”.

A new project is created for you, and you can see an empty map. Drag’n drop your new Geojson on the map “et voilà” your Zwift training is shown in your map.
The Big APPs continue to extend their tentacles
By: Amador Palacios
Tags: Google, Maps

We see that the APPs of any company start offering a service, and over time they add possibilities for people to obtain more services from it (paid or not) and thus continue to use them even longer.

It is a very good way to build customer loyalty.

Not long ago I read the news that Google Maps is going to extend within its platform the possibility that people can pay for parking and even buy a ticket for public transport.

At the moment the “service” will begin in some 400 cities in the USA (it includes the most important ones) and then it will be extended to other cities and other countries.

They are going to do it in a very intelligent way, integrating within Google Maps others (Parkmobile, Passport, etc …) that already offer parking payment services, and all of them win, especially the big one (Google) that includes everybody.

Today there are already many transports that can be paid by electronic means (mobile, etc …), and over time these can also be integrated into an APP like Google Maps that helps us go from one place to another.

And when we have to make a connection between two transport services, the APP will offer us the possibility of buying the new ticket within it, and without leaving it.

I have read on the other hand that the travel systems of cities like London and others are also collaborating with Google and Apple to integrate the purchase of their transport vouchers in Google and Apple Pay.

It is a matter of time before that reaches other cities like Madrid that have a good public transport system.

And something similar is also being done by Uber; in some cities from the same platform you can pay for a trip by car and / or then buy a train or bus ticket.

ALL platforms have the same objective: that we stay on them for as long as possible. And during that time they offer us services while obtaining data about what we do in our lives.

And that data is turned into money by them. That is their main business.
The Historical Map Collection — American Civil War Maps
Tags: War, History, Maps

The Map Archive Collection has many viewers and the maps has numerous categories which includes the historical collection of civil war maps too. The online us civil war map collection is housed on our online website themaparchive.com. Take a tour of the map center.

The map archive is the one time solution for buying US Civil War Maps Online. The American Civil war (1861–65) or Civil War, or War between the states began in 1861 after decades of tension over slavery, state’s rights and western expansion.

The historical map collection of MAP ARCHIVE has over thousands of maps and related images online. The collection includes all the rare Civil War maps from 1861 to 1865. The map archive has a huge collection of maps for America, Ancient World, Empires, Major Conflicts, Religion, World Views.

Discovering the cartography of the past, Map Archive is an easy to use gateway to historical maps online around the world. Browse map archive collection that can be used to study history, art, genealogy, explorations, and family history. The Map Archive features a huge collection of revolutionary war maps which show data related social, cultural, geographical or political information of people, nations. Thematic american revolution map of the United States online are also available, which interprets the population density of many parts of America and data of mineralogy and locations.

Purchase More than Thousands US Civil War Maps Online

You do not need to be a Stanford student or faculty or staff member to access the vast treasures of the US Civil War, nor do you need to visit the university or its new Center.This one highlights a collection worth giving full attention. Well, for those of us, that is, who love maps.

Our online archive is yours for browsing, searching, and downloading & purchasing US Civil War Map for everyone, whoever and wherever you are. The cartography enthusiasts among us, and the hardcore scholars, can likely look forward to many more us civil war maps appearing on our website online.

Do you need a map of US CIVIL WAR from 1861 to 1865? These maps were made when history was being made and each year more new maps are added to the collection, continuing the tradition of inspiring people to care about the story of history. The colors of these historical maps are vibrant and make a great addition to any room. Each map has been meticulously scanned from the original source and is available for purchase in one of many sizes.

About The Map Archive

With the coming of the digital age, maps would be an excellent online resource, ideal for researchers, teachers students and armchair historians and the Map Archive Born. The map archive has a huge collection of maps for America, Ancient World, Empires, Major Conflicts, Religion, World Views. You can explore categories and collection and purchase whatever you need to explore.
2018 Electronic Land Award in Japan
By: Daisuke Matsumoto
Tags: GIS, Awards, Maps, 3d Graphics, News

(English below)

国土地理院は様々なオープンデータを公開しています。さまざな企業や組織がこれらのデータをマッピング、ビジュアライゼーション、データ分析に使っています。

毎年、国土地理院は「電子国土賞」としてこれらのデータを活用しているGISソフトウェアやコンテンツの中から優れたものを表彰しています。（2016年からはG空間Expoにて表彰されることになりました。）

MaprayはG空間Expo2018において電子国土賞を受賞いたしました。高精細で美しい3Dで表現された地球データをWebブラウザ上で手軽に高速に表現できることをご評価いただきました。

我々はこの栄誉を光栄に思います。また、今後も様々な高い技術をMaprayに搭載していく予定です。ご期待ください。

Maprayにご興味のある方はこちらのリンクでデモ等がご覧いただけます。

Geospatial Information Authority of Japan publishes a lot of data as open data. Many companies and organizations use these data for mapping, visualization and data analysis.

Each year, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan presents Electronic Land Award in Japan to a company, organization or person that has developed a great technology.

Mapray received this award in November 2018, our technology can provide developer with 3D globes with hight quality and performance in a web browser .

We’re thankful for the honor and to show that we deserve it, we plan to add even higher levels of technology to Mapray. Mapray web site is here.
Map!! Filter!! Reduce !!
By: Anurag Bhattacharjee
Tags: JavaScript, Functional Programming, Maps, Filters, Reduce

Dev1 saw a strange JavaScript function & asked, “What is this?”.

Dev2 responded, “I don’t know. I would’ve called you, but I was in a bind”

That was just a JS dev joke that I copied from somewhere without filtering. I didn’t use a filter that is the reason this joke isn’t related to our topic.

Anyways let’s get into our topic.

Map, Filter & Reduce are some built in functions in JavaScript that help us to manipulate data in array. They were introduced in Javascript as part of the ES6 in 2015. So it has been 4 years.

But why am I writing about them now ?

When I first heard about them and studied on it, I was very confused. And to be honest, all these work that these functions do, can be done using loops and conditions. And I stayed in my comfort zone and kept using them. I am sure it has happened to many. Now, that I have learned using them, I can compare how dirty the previous codes were. These built in functions give us the opportunity to write cleaner codes. Once you learn them, you can do magic with them. Now that I see many of programmers still use their convenient way of writing cods using loops and conditions to manipulate data I try to show them how their code can be refactored.

So, I am writing this tutorial so that I can just send them the link instead of repeating the same thing to everyone.

So why are they so important ?

Because, we need to work with data every time we are developing something. We may call some data from an api or a database query. But when we get the data back, we may need to do some operations on the data before we work on it. So, without any delay let’s jump in.

This is the easiest and the catchiest metaphor that I have found to explain Map, Filter and Reduce. Look at them carefully and try to make an idea how they actually work. If you don’t get it completely now, don’t worry. After you have gone through the whole tutorial this will make more sense to you.
Difference between map and flatMap
By: Suraj Prakash Kanavehalli
Tags: Flatmap, Rxjava, Map

This is one difference which took me a while to wrap my head around it. When you search the internet for the difference between these two operators you get the classical answer which states :

“The main difference between map and flatMap is that flatMap returns an observable itself, whereas map transforms the items emitted by an Observable by applying a function to each item.”

In order to verify the above statement I checked the method signature of map and flatMap in RxJava library.

public final <R> Observable<R> flatMap(Function<? super T, ? extends ObservableSource<? extends R>> mapper) public final <R> Observable<R> map(Function<? super T, ? extends R> mapper)

As per the method signature above both the operators return Observable, does that mean the statement above is false? Actually its not entirely false, but it needs a little more of explanation to make it clear.

When they say “flatMap returns an observable itself whereas map doesn’t”, they are not talking about the method signature of the operators itself; rather they are talking about the method signature of the mapper function which is passed as a parameter to these operators.

flatMap’s mapper: Function<? super T, ? extends ObservableSource<? extends R>> map’s mapper: Function<? super T, ? extends R>

In the above block we can observe that flatMap’s mapper has to return Observable( ? extends ObservableSource<? extends R> ) whereas map is not obligated to do so.

But wait, can I not make the mapper function of map return an observable as well? Because as per the signature Function<? super T, ? extends R> , return type is generic.

The answer is Yes, you can return an observable. But what differentiates between map and flatMap is the flat functionality provided by flatMap.

Lets look at the below code snippet to understand this flattening .

Hope this snippet above helps in clearing the difference between map and flatMap operator. Do let me know if you find any concerns with this post, will be happy to address it.

Thank you folks for reading!!!
Vector data editing in MapTiler Cloud
Tags: Data Visualization, Drones, Maps, Maptiler, Vector Tiles

Stores location or aerial image digitization

Vector data editor in MapTiler Cloud enables you to host, create or edit geodata in an intuitive web editor. You can overlay your raster images or use any of our maps, e.g. satellite, and digitize it. Remote TileJSON or XYZ sources are also supported.

Interactive vector overlay can be easily added to your website using a code example. This is the easiest way to show locations of your stores, draw over your drone aerial photos, digitize an old map or to create a small thematic layer.

Data can be created or edited using an online web editor, which is part of MapTiler Cloud and you can try it even without signing in. The same data can be automatically synchronized with the upcoming MapTiler Mobile app, which can be used for field data collection.

Digitize your drone photos

Data for direct publishing on the Internet

All data are hosted on reliable global infrastructure in GeoJSON format, which is an open standard defined for web publishing.

You can import own data in various supported formats including GeoJSON, GeoPackage, GPX, KML, Shapefile or zipped Shapefile. Exporting data for use in other software or on the web is possible using the GeoJSON data format.

If you want to display a larger amount of features (more than 5000 or files larger than 5MB), process them first using MapTiler Desktop into vector tiles, upload to MapTiler Cloud and style them there.

Create an interactive map of your shops or another thematic layer

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Start editing your data on MapTiler Cloud with a free account.