The World is Your War Zone / / No Comments There are quite a few ugly buildings in my town that I’d like to demolish. Now I have the chance to actually knock them down (if only virtually) with World Strike. World Strike is a fun new open-world, real-time multiplayer tank game where the arena is literally the entire planet – and every single building can be reduced to rubble. So if you’ve ever looked at a building and thought, “This would benefit from some high-explosive ordnance,” then World Strike is the browser game you’ve been waiting for. From a web mapping perspective, World Strike is an impressive technical showcase of Three.js integrated directly inside MapLibre GL JS. Rather than rendering standard... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: World, Zone
Find Your Future Climate Zone / / No Comments In fifty years time Los Angeles will no longer be in a temperate climate zone. As a result of climate change the climate in LA in 2070 will closely resemble the climate of New Delhi today. The average temperature will increase from 59.8°F to 65.2°F and LA can expect hot and arid summers.You can discover if your city will be changing climate zones in the near future (it will) on The Pudding’s Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Climate, Find, future, Zone
Welcome To Your New Gardening Zone / / No Comments In November of last year the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated the US plant hardiness map based on the latest weather data (1991–2020). The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is a tool which is designed to help gardeners determine which plants are most likely to thrive in their location. The USDA map is divided into 13 zones based on average coldest temperatures. Zone 1 is Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Gardening, Welcome, Zone