Heisann! Thanks for checking out my project. Here’s a little more context on what you’re seeing:
– This is a piece of **Data Art**, not a traditional atlas. The goal is to let the data itself create the art, rather than to show every single town.
– A custom algorithm I wrote places each name from the OpenStreetMap dataset at its exact coordinates, starting with the most populous cities. The main rule is that **names cannot overlap**. So in dense areas, a larger town can block its smaller neighbors, which is why **some well-known places might be missing**.
– Also, since the data is from the community-driven OSM, you **might spot some historical places** that are now ghost towns or have been absorbed into other cities.
I hope you enjoy the result and I’m happy to answer any questions.
Mierlole on
Very nice!
ion9083 on
Cool consept, but why have some bigger cities been absorbed by smaller ones?
whatisamowen on
This is pretty cool, i like it!
jordeple89 on
Du har Bø i telemark to steder.
simwe985 on
I mean, this is your project, and I completely buy that certain bigger towns eat up smaller ones, but you have several small towns eating up bigger towns as well.
Borealisss on
Skipping everything on Senja and just putting „husøya“ is criminal behaviour.
Other than that, this is pretty cool
HazMama on
Cool, but I’m somewhat puzzled by some of the choices. Some of them are minor parts of bigger villages/towns
areindos on
Where’s is Trøndelags 2nd biggest town, Stjørdal?
NoAimElaine on
Hamna i Ryggefjord should just be Ryggefjord, It „Hamna i“ means „Pier in“ 🙂
Ukvemsord on
Aurlandsvangen is the name of a place in Aurland.
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Heisann! Thanks for checking out my project. Here’s a little more context on what you’re seeing:
– This is a piece of **Data Art**, not a traditional atlas. The goal is to let the data itself create the art, rather than to show every single town.
– A custom algorithm I wrote places each name from the OpenStreetMap dataset at its exact coordinates, starting with the most populous cities. The main rule is that **names cannot overlap**. So in dense areas, a larger town can block its smaller neighbors, which is why **some well-known places might be missing**.
– Also, since the data is from the community-driven OSM, you **might spot some historical places** that are now ghost towns or have been absorbed into other cities.
I hope you enjoy the result and I’m happy to answer any questions.
Very nice!
Cool consept, but why have some bigger cities been absorbed by smaller ones?
This is pretty cool, i like it!
Du har Bø i telemark to steder.
I mean, this is your project, and I completely buy that certain bigger towns eat up smaller ones, but you have several small towns eating up bigger towns as well.
Skipping everything on Senja and just putting „husøya“ is criminal behaviour.
Other than that, this is pretty cool
Cool, but I’m somewhat puzzled by some of the choices. Some of them are minor parts of bigger villages/towns
Where’s is Trøndelags 2nd biggest town, Stjørdal?
Hamna i Ryggefjord should just be Ryggefjord, It „Hamna i“ means „Pier in“ 🙂
Aurlandsvangen is the name of a place in Aurland.