Destination Earth

Destination Earth is a lot of world salad at this time, but it seems to be EU version of an AI-based Digital Twin currently called DestinE. Very clever!

QC Your Story Maps!

Yep, details matter & Story Maps are no exception here. Here are twelve important steps to take before going 'live' with your Story Map: Details matter: Elevate your story with these finishing touches

GeoAI by Esri

Of course Esri had to get into the AI game: GeoAI = AI + geospatial science. Here is a good articel to introduce the concepts & workflow: From Pixels to Insights: Automating Aircraft Detections with GeoAI. 

Mapping Historical New York: A Digital Atlas

Mapping Historical New York: A Digital Atlas visualizes Manhattan’s and Brooklyn’s transformations during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Drawing on 1850, 1880, and 1910 census data, it shows how migration, residential, and occupational patterns shaped the city.

Awesome!

Landsat Explorer & Sentinel-1 Explorer.

Landsat Explorer has been aroud & Esri just released a nice tutorial for it: Learn to explore Landsat imagery using Landsat Explorer.

Also available: The Sentinel-1 Explorer.

Color Buddy

Color Buddy looks a little complicated, but may help you build better color palettes for use in data viz.

Climate—Conflict—Vulnerability Index

The Climate—Conflict—Vulnerability Index by the German Federal Foreign Office has it all: cool interactive web map and the data easily-accessible for download.

Animated Winds

These three are not new, but worth emphasizing:

• https://earth.nullschool.net/
• Windy
• Windfinder

Guess Where You Are

Guess Where You Are is just a fun geography game using Street View images to let you explore the world - great fun!

The 15-Minute City Platform

Cool web map / app: The 15-Minute City Platform. You can explore the interactive map and/or open the interactive rankings below the map to explore the map that way.