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land use visualisation
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How HN took it
4 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Design: 3 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenters find the visualization attractive and clear
From 4 comments
Very nice visualization! Tiny feature request: would be nice if I could hover over the items in the legend at the top left to highlight them on the map as well. I'm surprised at…
niek_pas on HNLove it! Reallt shows how much land is used by agriculture
casper14 on HNLove the visualization Kinda confused with the meaning, there is more infrastructure than buildings? And there seems to be a massive amount of urban grass!
jorisboris on HNBeautiful work
robbiejs on HN
Objections
Placing hexes on a geographic map confuses the meaning of land use locations
From 2 comments
Nice! Kinda confused, using a map to represent land area, then the colored hex locations are not corresponding to the land use they indicate. I get it, some of the hexes are 'all…
JoeAltmaier on HNIt is really strange and ends up obscuring the relationships between quantities. It is a pretty visualization that unfortunately fails its primary purpose. I would recommend to…
nkrisc on HN
Urban greenery label or infrastructure interpretation may be unclear
From 2 comments
From reading the description, perhaps "urban greenery" would be a better term than "urban grass".
jules on HNIt makes sense if you think about it. I live in a relatively dense neighbourhood, and if you consider the infrastructure my building and the building across from me share, two…
tinco on HN
Requests
Hover legend items to highlight matching hexagons on the map
From 1 comment
Very nice visualization! Tiny feature request: would be nice if I could hover over the items in the legend at the top left to highlight them on the map as well. I'm surprised at…
niek_pas on HN
Add a button to morph hexagons to their geographic locations
From 1 comment
Advice: add a button that morphs the visualization to the situation where every hexagon is at/near the geographical location where it belongs.
amelius on HN
Questions
Does pasture include land without trees or only livestock grazing land?
From 1 comment
More corn % than America even. Pasture: Is all of that for grazing livestock or does that represent land without trees?
hi-v-rocknroll on HN
Is urban grass including other garden vegetation?
From 1 comment
It makes sense if you think about it. I live in a relatively dense neighbourhood, and if you consider the infrastructure my building and the building across from me share, two…
tinco on HN
Alternatives named
Treemap, as used by the Swiss government for land use
From 1 comment
A treemap would probably be the better choice. The Swiss government uses one to visualize their land use:…
hubraumhugo on HN