very nice
NASA tool allows estimation of population size
#visualization http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/collection/gpw-v4/population-estimation-service …pic.twitter.com/YY4IUlKunf
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This is basically how NUKEMAP already works :-) It uses the LandScan ambient population density dataset and some clever SQL code to figure out how many people are likely to be within any given distance of ground zero.pic.twitter.com/jqzNmTsHl3
GPW is where people *live*, LandScan is where they are likely to be in *any given 24 hour period*. So slightly different results for your nuke usage.
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Recently someone suggested I add a feature where it would find the point of maximum fatalities for any given local detonation. I decided after thinking about it that that was not a feature I needed to add to it, at least not a public version...
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Do you have topography?
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No. My model doesn't take it into account so I just ignore it. In theory it shouldn't be too hard to generate a grid cell topographic map from open source data though? I've never tried.
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For a still-in-progress project related to nuclear burning, I have a lot of datasets relating to land cover and urban build-up. Someday hope to integrate those into things (have a student working on it)...
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“nuclear burning” is a fun phrase.
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It's fun to be able to say, "ah, yeah, that comes out of the nuclear burning account."
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Can someone define "nuclear burning"? Does this refer to things igniting?
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Right. I'm interested in coming up with rough, on-the-fly numbers for how much smoke would be created from any given nuke going off, based on terrain parameters (e.g. grassland vs. desert), density and flammability of buildings, etc.
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