Scott Drzyzga

Professional geographer & map nerd | Outdoor enthusiast | Remote Pilot (USA and Canada)

[Scott Drzyzga @MapScience]

@ByMHarrington They played well.

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@rachelmlenzi How many times has BUF played 3 on 5? It seems like a LOT this season.

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@Matt_Bove They spend a ton of energy getting set up, and almost none getting the defense to move. So, they end up looking for the perfect pass into the net.

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@OneBuffaloNick Which is perfectly okay.

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@ByMHarrington All the PP effort went into getting setup, none went into getting the Flyers to move. Grrr.

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@ZachBerta_ They really do.

[USGS Landsat @USGSLandsat]

A sharper view of our changing planet is coming. 🛰️🌎

Meet LandIS, the Landsat Instrument Suite that will fly aboard Landsat 10, the next satellite in the Landsat series.

With 26 spectral bands spanning visible light to thermal infrared, LandIS will collect more than twice as many bands as Landsat 8 and Landsat 9. These additional bands will help users better distinguish features on Earth’s surface and monitor water quality, agriculture, vegetation health, snow and ice, soil conditions, and other environmental parameters.

LandIS will also capture finer spatial detail, with resolutions of 10 to 20 meters for visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared observations. That means a clearer view of smaller features, including streams, streamside habitats, woodlots, and individual agricultural fields.

Together, more spectral bands and finer spatial resolution will help users detect, distinguish, and track environmental change with greater detail and precision.

Expected to begin operations in the early 2030s, LandIS will also continue Landsat’s coverage of sunlit land and near-shore waters, along with select nighttime observations. It will also uphold the program’s high standards for data accuracy, extending a record of Earth observations that spans more than 54 years.

Learn more about Landsat 10 and its planned capabilities: https://t.co/mrBwF9Zaqe

📷: A visual comparison of spatial resolution showing the 30-meter pixels of Landsat 8 and 9 (left) alongside the finer, more detailed 10-meter pixels planned for Landsat 10 (right). Credit: NASA

[Scott Drzyzga @MapScience]

@ByMHarrington I want the #sabres PP to MOVE like UTA PP moves.

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@kyle_e_walker @Michael_in_biz 🤔 Unnovel mappings draw little scrutiny to begin with. Many thematic maps represent variables that aren't properly normalized, so people can see new variations of a population map almost daily (see xkcd's Heat Map). That adds a layer to your argument.

https://t.co/kugbMQo0DG

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@MatthewFairburn I didn't see anything different tonight. Did that report get tossed?

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Good score, but questionable time management. A last second field goal would have been enough. Now the D has to hold.
#billsmafia

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@DatJot Lol, there are easier airspace regions to start with.

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@milos_gis Can you get it to add labels for places?

[Mike Harrington @ByMHarrington]

Dammmmmmm.

[Scott Drzyzga @MapScience]

@kyle_e_walker Just curious: does your computation take into account the combined factor between grid acreage and ground acreage?

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@ByMHarrington Thanks, Mike. My recency bias (flat cap world) prompted an "over-the-top" response to those numbers. Thanks for the perspective.

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@ericwallerstein Aging demographics are very predictable. Check out Mitra Toosi's visual essay that forecasted decreasing labor force participation rates as the massive Boomer generation leaves the workforce.
https://t.co/qxrirQYg8q

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@SteveRattner Aging demographics are very predictable. See Mitra Toosi's visual essay; it contains projections out to 2050. We're in the period when the Boomers are increasingly leaving the workforce.
https://t.co/qxrirQYg8q

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@JWestPart2 Fair points.

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@NewYorker I saw it first hand; remedial math courses elevated to the 100-level and, so, made eligible for college credit. But even with that experience, the author's "200-level" prediction made me gasp.