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Show HN: Metiq: a real time 3D globe for 100 public datasets

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by jwardbond

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Very cool. The satellite views are awesome! I clicked around for 20 minutes and still felt like there was so much more to explore. Thoughts:
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Unless there is a soviet military installation in Southend, Saskatchewan, something is seriously funky with the "military installation" layer.
It would be nice if clicking didn't lower the zoom level. It's fine to zoom in and center, but having it zoom me out every time I click something was annoying.

by brailsafe

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Cool, but the UI could use more vibing. Seems unusable on mobile because it's not responsive and the controls can't be hidden or collapsed

by dwa3592

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This is amazing. I have been exploring open public datasets for some GIS projects. How are you dealing with any rate limits for how much you can pull from these public servers?

by daviding

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Very impressive! What's the stack used?
Also, is there a way to stop the 'Satellite Inspect' dialog from coming up when clicking around the globe? It obscures a bit of the map.