Peak map: Visualize the elevation of any area using a ridgeline chart
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Re: Peak map: Visualize the elevation of any area using a ridgeline chart
#2I'm sure I read someone asking a question on how to do something like this recently, I wonder if this was built in response to that question.
Re: Peak map: Visualize the elevation of any area using a ridgeline chart
#3Cool, very pretty visualization. I might have to get a mug of the mountains I live in :)
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#4Not wishing to disrespect the coding that went into this, but I don't see the point? The "standard" map used by the author already shows a visualisation of the area concerned, I'm not exactly sure what this magical plot style brings to the party other than a different way of drawing the same type of thing.
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#5two things leap out to me based on this.
1. Feels like almost all the mountain ranges are almost joined up.
2. These large Islands are much more mountainous than one would naturally expect.
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#6https://anvaka.github.io/peak-map/#11.19/52.2305/8.9095
This is one of my favorite spots on the map. The mountainrange is dividing a big part of the north from southern region called Westphalia. Only one river breaks through it allowing for an easy way across the mountains. The citys name at that spot is Porta Westfalica which is Latin and means "gate to Westphalia". I think this visualization illustrates the reason behind the name very well.
Re: Peak map: Visualize the elevation of any area using a ridgeline chart
#7Nice! Really reminds me of the Unknown Pleasures album by Joy Division.
Edit: Just noticed it's called a "joy plot" in the repo.
Re: Peak map: Visualize the elevation of any area using a ridgeline chart
#8Not wishing to disrespect the coding that went into this, but I don't see the point? The "standard" map used by the author already shows a visualisation of the area concerned, I'm not exactly sure what this magical plot style brings to the party other than a different way of drawing the same type of thing.
what do you mean by the standard map? The one before you press "draw the height map"? Or is there another one I'm missing.
If it is that map then the point is that it looks way better with the height map as you can actually visualize the height of mountain range relative to others. This isn't really discernible with the original map.
Re: Peak map: Visualize the elevation of any area using a ridgeline chart
#9Nice! Really reminds me of the Unknown Pleasures album by Joy Division. Edit: Just noticed it's called a "joy plot" in the repo.
The R community started out calling these "joy plots" (after the Joy Division album) but then people found out about the association of "joy division" with the Holocaust (https://serialmentor.com/blog/2017/9/15/goodbye-joyplots) and so now they're called ridgeline plots.
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#10I once made something similar for audio FFT waterfall plots: https://jo-m.ch/repos/waterfall-plot-webgl/