OMG science
fromFast Company
2 days agoSee it: Air temperatures and pollution around the world are captured in real time in these animated weather maps
Animated maps reveal real-time temperature variations and interconnectedness of Earth's systems.
We're introducing a new animated map engine built on top of ruby-libgd and libgd-gis. It allows Ruby applications to render real basemaps, draw GIS layers, and animate moving objects (cars, routes, planes) entirely on the backend - no JavaScript or WebGL required.