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veen  ·  2709 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 23, 2016

Since last week my university workload is significantly lower (I'm intentionally doing less courses) so I've been working more and doing more fun stuff.

Work is still enjoyable; I'm getting paid to experiment with geodata/programming and to make maps, both things I would still want to do if I didn't get paid for. Ten points for anyone who can guess what this map is about! It's around Amsterdam.

In the next ten days I have 7 meetups / dinners / parties with 6 different circles of friends in 3 cities. And there's a symposium on AVs this Friday. Only minor downside: I spend so much time sitting in trains and on chairs that I've been having lower back aches.





Devac  ·  2709 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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veen  ·  2709 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's not an easy one to guess but you're closer than mk: it's subsidence sensitivity. The level of subsidence is dependent on the type and thickness of the soil, which in most of the Amsterdam area is very subsidence-prone layer of peat (which is veen in Dutch).

Essentially, the Netherlands not only has to deal with rising sea levels but also sinking land that is already below sea level. Whohoo.

Devac  ·  2709 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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veen  ·  2708 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The dataset is from the province, based on national standards AFAIK.

Torf also has a Dutch equivalent, turf. There is a difference: turf is dried-up peat (veen) that was used as a fuel source back in the day. In English, peat means both.

mk  ·  2709 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Elevation?