The mass of the built environment in the US [OC]Posted by jscarto Tags:DataData Is BeautifulDataIsBeautiful 2 commentsData: [Frantz, D., et al. (2023)](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43755-5)Tools: ArcGIS Pro, BlenderIn this map, height and color represents the mass of the built environment (buildings, roads, tunnels, bridges, etc) and not the actual height of the structure(s).More info, including a high-res render of NYC: https://www.maps.com/the-mass-we-made-mapping-the-weight-of-the-built-environment/Cool concept. Where does it look substantially different than a population heatmap (other than interstates)?Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Data: [Frantz, D., et al. (2023)](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43755-5)Tools: ArcGIS Pro, BlenderIn this map, height and color represents the mass of the built environment (buildings, roads, tunnels, bridges, etc) and not the actual height of the structure(s).More info, including a high-res render of NYC: https://www.maps.com/the-mass-we-made-mapping-the-weight-of-the-built-environment/
Cool concept. Where does it look substantially different than a population heatmap (other than interstates)?
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Data: [Frantz, D., et al. (2023)](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43755-5)
Tools: ArcGIS Pro, Blender
In this map, height and color represents the mass of the built environment (buildings, roads, tunnels, bridges, etc) and not the actual height of the structure(s).
More info, including a high-res render of NYC: https://www.maps.com/the-mass-we-made-mapping-the-weight-of-the-built-environment/
Cool concept. Where does it look substantially different than a population heatmap (other than interstates)?