Google Earth Engine Animated Timelapse
480% Growth in 40 years: A Las Vegas Growth Timelapse Las Vegas has seen explosive population growth over the past few decades. In 1984, the metro area had a population of only ~500,000—a number that has skyrocketed to an estimated 2,900,000 as of 2024. A 480% increase, making it a good case study for exploring […]
Calculating Proximity to Earth’s Core: Fun with Folium and Skyfield
Calculating Proximity to Earth’s Core Fun with Folium and Skyfield I had a lot of fun getting familiar with the Skyfield API and making a list of the cities that I’ve visited to see which one is closer to the center of the earth. It turns out that London is the winner, at 6365.10 km […]