Watches, warnings and advisories
Every active NWS watch, warning and advisory, drawn as live storm areas.
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Watches, warnings and advisories
Every active NWS watch, warning and advisory, drawn as live storm areas.
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Base reflectivity radar
Base reflectivity refreshed every few minutes - see rain and storms as they move.
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Field Notes
Field notes shared by Cartian members, pinned where they were made.
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Field Note density
Where members are most active, as a density heat map.
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Recent wild observations
Recent wild plant and animal observations from iNaturalist.
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Monuments and landmarks
Monuments, heritage sites and landmarks sourced from Wikidata.
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Demographics
US Census population and housing, shaded by tract.
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Species occurrence density
Species occurrence density from the global GBIF record.
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Biomes and ecoregions
The biomes and ecoregions that divide the living world.
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Global precipitation rate
Global precipitation rate, as a color wash from NASA.
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The discovery facets over field notes and reference data.
Animals
Animal sightings across field notes and observations.
AnimalsCartian community
Water
Water field notes, articles and basins in one view.
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Parks
Parks and green space from field notes and articles.
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Monuments
Monuments from field notes and Wikidata.
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