Re:A SimCity Interactive Map of Chicago's Zoning
by tptacek on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @11:21PM
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Oh, the data is good, I just think there has to be a better color scheme for the residential areas (it needs to be green to fit the SimCity aesthetic, but there must be something else you can do).
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Re:A SimCity Interactive Map of Chicago's Zoning
by kasey_junk on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @11:51PM
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I’m not convinced the data is good. At least in my neighborhood the zoning requirements are address by address and I’d be easily convinced coming up with a coloring scheme that attributes everything correctly is a hard computer science problem.
Re:A SimCity Interactive Map of Chicago's Zoning
by tptacek on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @12:00AM
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I'm just saying, to look at this map, you'd think Beverly and Lincoln Park were comparably zoned.
Re:A SimCity Interactive Map of Chicago's Zoning
by jdksmdbtbdnmsm on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @01:01AM
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>I’d be easily convinced coming up with a coloring scheme that attributes everything correctly is a hard computer science problem.
It's not a computer science problem at all. It's literally just a matter of having a uniue color for each type of zone.
Re:A SimCity Interactive Map of Chicago's Zoning
by kasey_junk on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @07:52AM
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I looked it up this morning. The cities own map has accurate data for my area. They get around the color issue by overlaying the actual zoning code number over the zones.
Re:A SimCity Interactive Map of Chicago's Zoning
by inferiorhuman on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @12:55AM
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I like the idea of not using color to encode a high level of detail. SC2K breaks it down into dense and light zones (and changes the color accordingly) and that's it.
There should be more detailed info in the tooltip for each parcel.