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@mappingthings

Vector Scope AI LLC. Building Global Ski Atlas and other GIS cloud projects: resort maps from OpenStreetMap, a skiing AI, and a ski game on real terrain.

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Joined December 2014
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Ski Mammoth's Cornice Bowl and Hangmans Hollow on real 3D terrain. OpenStreetMap runs and lifts, from Broadway Express to Panorama Gondola. Hover Sunshine Glades, Dragon Alley, then Goldhill. Climax or the Dropout Chutes first? #skiing #California
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Ski @BlueMtnResort in Ontario on real 3D terrain. OpenStreetMap runs from Happy Valley to Apple Bowl, plus 7 named chairlifts like Silver Bullet Express. Hover Sunrise, Cruiser and Rinus Run. Kandahar or Elevator Shaft first? #skiing #Ontario
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Ski Devil's Elbow and Wild Turkey on real 3D terrain: Wintergreen, Virginia. OpenStreetMap runs from Sunrise Glades to The Gap, plus 5 named chairlifts. Hover Dobie, Blue Ridge Express, then Potato Patch. Cliffhanger or Outer Limits first? #skiing #Virginia
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How many birds can you spot on Beaver Creek's trail map? Goshawk, Peregrine, Osprey, Ptarmigan, Screech Owl: all OpenStreetMap runs on real 3D terrain, plus 18 named lifts like Birds of Prey Express. Hover C-Prime, Ford's Way, then Raven Ridge. #skiing #Colorado
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From 735 m to 3,718 m in one 3D ski scene: Les Arcs, France. 65 named OpenStreetMap lifts, from Transarc to Aiguille Rouge. Hover Bois de l'Ours, Pré-Saint-Esprit, then Col de la Chal. Vallée de l'Arc or Robert Blanc first? #OpenStreetMap #threejs
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Ever skied King Tut and Cleopatra in the Poconos? Camelback, PA on real 3D terrain: 39 named OpenStreetMap runs, from Sphinx to Nile Mile, and 15 named lifts. Hover Nile Mile, The Glen lift, then Lower Cleopatra. Pharaoh or Marc Antony: which do you ski first? #skiing #maps
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Royal Coachman, Grey Ghost, Wooly Bugger: Saddleback's runs read like a fly box. Saddleback, Maine on real 3D terrain: 61 named OpenStreetMap runs and 5 named lifts. Hover Dazzler, Red Devil, then Lower Hudson Highway. Which run would you ski first? #OpenStreetMap #skiing
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Ski Snowmass on real 3D terrain. 129 named OpenStreetMap runs and 18 named lifts on a DEM from 2,426 to 3,887 m. Hover the Elk Camp lift, Bull Run, then the Sheer Bliss lift. Cirque Headwall or Hanging Valley: where do you drop first? #ScreenshotSaturday #skiing
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Global Ski Atlas now refreshes itself. An old mini PC runs a Docker pipeline that rebuilds one resort at a time from OpenStreetMap and terrain tiles, so the whole atlas gets fresh data every week. #openstreetmap #docker #homelab #skiing
Diagram of the Global Ski Atlas resort pipeline: a Docker container on a home server pulls OpenStreetMap and Mapzen terrain tiles, processes one resort in Python, and publishes to an AWS bucket served by CloudFront.

ALT Diagram of the Global Ski Atlas resort pipeline: a Docker container on a home server pulls OpenStreetMap and Mapzen terrain tiles, processes one resort in Python, and publishes to an AWS bucket served by CloudFront.

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New in the Global Ski Atlas ski game: choose skis or a snowboard before you drop in. The rider is a fresh Blender model, and both rides stay planted on the snow over real OpenStreetMap terrain. #gamedev #indiedev #threejs #snowboarding
Global Ski Atlas game lobby over a 3D model of Montage Mountain, with the Ride option set to Snowboard and Winter wonderland snow selected.

ALT Global Ski Atlas game lobby over a 3D model of Montage Mountain, with the Ride option set to Snowboard and Winter wonderland snow selected.

3D render of the game's new snowboarder: a low-poly rider in a light-blue jacket, black pants and goggles riding a red board.

ALT 3D render of the game's new snowboarder: a low-poly rider in a light-blue jacket, black pants and goggles riding a red board.

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Try it on any mapped resort: globalskiatlas.com/playable/
Ski Game – Global Ski Atlas

Ski Game – Global Ski Atlas

Ski a mapped resort in the browser. Resort counts and trail stats stay on the map.

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Next asset for the Global Ski Atlas game: gondola cabins, in small and large sizes. Same Blender + AI workflow as the skier. #gamedev #indiedev #blender #skiing
Two 3D gondola cabin models, one small and one large with blue glass panels, shown from several angles on light and dark backgrounds.

ALT Two 3D gondola cabin models, one small and one large with blue glass panels, shown from several angles on light and dark backgrounds.

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Not every asset lands. Left: the yeti concept. Right: what the AI-driven Blender pass gave me. Back to the drawing board on this one.
🤖 Made with AI
Concept art of a tall white furry yeti standing upright.

ALT Concept art of a tall white furry yeti standing upright.

A Blender yeti model from six angles, small, lumpy and camo-colored, nothing like the concept.

ALT A Blender yeti model from six angles, small, lumpy and camo-colored, nothing like the concept.

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