Using Netlify Edge and Blob Support to Investigate Website Traffic

For some time now, I’ve relied on my Netlify Analytics report to keep track of how well my site is doing, what content is popular, and so forth. I was a Google Analytics user for over ten years, but when they updated the UI, I saw red every time I tried to use it. Netlify Analytics is super simple and quick. (My only real complaint is that it’s limited to 30 days, but I’ve got free access to the feature so I’m happy to not care about that.) I complement Netlify Analytics with GoatCounter as well. Netify’s analytics show much more traffic than Goat, and I figure the truth is somewhere in the middle, and again, I’m fine with that. What’s odd though is that... more →
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24 Hours of Ship Traffic in the Bay

Every day hundreds of container ships, high speed ferries, and pleasure boats navigate the San Francisco Bay. The job of orchestrating much of this marine traffic falls to the Coast Guard’s vessel traffic service, based on Yerba Buena Island. You can get a great idea of what this job entails on Mapbox’s interactive map Ships in the San Francisco Bay.Ships in the San Francisco Bay animates 24 Maps Mania… more →
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Drivers will beat traffic jams through new app which maps UK’s most … – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk Drivers will beat traffic jams through new app which maps UK's most …Telegraph.co.ukThe Government is promising to help motorists avoid traffic jams in the future by investing millions of pounds in a new mapping system.and more » map app – Google News… more →
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For the Good of Society — and Traffic! — Delete Your Map App – New York Magazine

New York Magazine For the Good of Society — and Traffic! — Delete Your Map AppNew York MagazineI live on an obnoxiously quaint block in South Berkeley, California, lined with trees and two-story houses. There's a constant stream of sidewalk joggers before and after work, and plenty of (good) dogs in the yards. Trick-or-treaters from distant … map app – Google News… more →
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How Google Maps Gets Its Remarkably Accurate Real-Time Traffic Data – NDTV

NDTV How Google Maps Gets Its Remarkably Accurate Real-Time Traffic DataNDTVGoogle Maps is one of the most popular apps in the world, with well over a billion users. Google collects its mapping data from a wide variety of sources including road sensors, user contributions via Map Maker, and local transport departments, among …and more » map app – Google News… more →
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Microsoft adds a dark theme and traffic hub to Windows maps for non insiders – MSPoweruser.com

MSPoweruser.com Microsoft adds a dark theme and traffic hub to Windows maps for non insidersMSPoweruser.comMicrosoft is rolling out another set of updates from the Insider preview rings to the general public's production ring. Microsoft is updating the Windows Maps app for the public branch of Windows 10, with new features in tow. First of all, there's a …and more » map app – Google News… more →
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