Javascript and data visualization developer, father. Generally curious, cautiously optimistic.
Oakland, CA
Joined September 2007
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New notebook empirically demonstrating how hexagons provide a more compact tile for data indexing #h3 #bestagons observablehq.com/@nrabinowit…
Looking forward to this @Foursquare webinar on Mar 13! Join me for an overview and detailed use case exploring how non-profit organizations can leverage geospatial analysis to make informed decisions about their work. location.foursquare.com/reso…
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Foursquare Senior Staff Engineer @nrabinowitz sat with the @Mapscaping podcast to discuss unraveling the secrets of transforming data into captivating #geospatial visualizations with FSQ Studio.💡
Listen to the full show 👉 mapscaping.com/podcast/big-d… #mapscaping #locationdata
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We're honored to share that Foursquare's #HexTiles has been nominated for @BigDATAwireNews Readers’ Choice Awards in the Best Big Data Product: Business Intelligence and Data Visualization category!
Click👇 to vote until 10/25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
datanami.com/2023-bigdatawir…
Thanks so much to @MapScaping for hosting me on the podcast to discuss big data in web-based geospatial applications. Really honored to be included, and thanks for making me sound so good! 😄 mapscaping.com/podcast/big-d…
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I have been working with @Foursquare on a series of podcast episodes and they have been absolutely awesome to work with!
location.foursquare.com/reso…
#MayThe4thBeWithYou A tribute to Princess Leia in H3 hexagons: studio.foursquare.com/public…
h3-js v4.1.0 is now up on npm 🎉 npmjs.com/package/h3-js
This version fixes the bundle for React Native and Web Workers, and includes the new functions cellToChildPos and childPosToCell - I'll put up a new notebook soon to demo some of the new use cases they support.
As promised, here's the notebook (thanks @observablehq!). The new functions are a little esoteric, but they open up some very efficient data processing approaches - let me know what you do with them! observablehq.com/@nrabinowit…
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.@Foursquare released new open source bindings for H3 in Presto: github.com/foursquare/h3-pre… @FSQStudio @nrabinowitz
Looking forward to @ieeevis! @heshan_cheri and I will be offering a tutorial on large-scale geospatial visualization & analysis using #H3 and Unfolded Studio: ieeevis.org/year/2022/info/t…
Over the weekend, we published the first v4 release candidate for h3-js 🎉. We've been working on v4 of the core H3 library for some time, and we're excited to get it out to users. github.com/uber/h3-js/releas…
For h3-js users, npm/yarn should protect you from breaking changes until you're ready to upgrade. But if you use an *unpinned* version of h3-js, e.g. in @observablehq notebooks, you'll want to pin the import to 3.7.2 to avoid errors.
Always great to see #H3 used in a new project - this is super interesting, and really well done!
Finally, the only daily, global, free map of GPS interference has officially launched: gpsjam.org/ Watch jamming around conflict zones develop over time. Wonder who's jamming GPS all around Moscow. Like all the best maps, it raises more questions than it answers!
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OSM features have landed in @unfoldedinc as Hex Tiles: you can now bring in being on a road or building into your analytics. Or, my favorite, explore the global railroad network: studio.unfolded.ai/home/data… @JWasilGeo @nrabinowitz
Looking forward to diving into #h3 at @odsc East tomorrow! There will be hexagons ⬣
Don't miss @NickRabinowitz and @heshan_cheri speaking tomorrow at the @odsc East Conference! They'll share how to step up your geospatial data analysis with visualization like the one below. Register here: odsc.com/boston/speakers/
Launch day for Hex Tiles! I've been working with @IsaacBrodsky on this for the last year - it's a new tiling system for large datasets based on the #H3 hexagon grid. We think it's pretty neat - give it a spin here: studio.unfolded.ai/home/cata…
We have an exciting announcement! Introducing Hex Tiles, a next-generation tiling system, where you can unify diverse spatial datasets, conduct analytics, and visualize big data. Done in minutes, within your browser on the Unfolded Platform. Learn more: 4sq.com/3pfjNOD
Credit where credit is due - @Manassra was also key on this project, with support from @kylebarron2, @heshan_cheri, @Sina_Kashuk, and many others on the @unfoldedinc team!