Karnataka: A robust electoral win and an interactive flood-mapping app

Aman Bhargava is a knowledge visualisation professional and Vivek Mathew is a software program engineer who contributes to Open Road Maps. They used digital elevation maps from the Copernicus mission (an EU earth remark initiative) to develop the map. Areas shadowed blue present water accumulation, with darker areas denoting potential flood danger areas comparable to Ejipura, Koramangala and Manyata Tech Park.

When customers click on on a specific part on the map, hyperlinks to related information articles on flooding in these areas come up. Not solely is this convenient to the residents, the builders say their intention is to spark curiosity in city drainage and water movement patterns, and stimulate others to contribute to work which might assist in flood mitigation.

For the reason that mission is open supply, Bhargava and Mathew level out that it might be tailored to different cities like Chennai and Mumbai.

Immersive stargazing expertise

A brand new planetarium is arising within the metropolis of Mysuru, with the promise of a completely new and immersive expertise for guests. Touted because the world’s first tilted dome, it’s a joint effort by the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the College of Mysuru, whose Chamundi Hills campus is the location for the mission.

Estimated at Rs 90 crore and anticipated be prepared for guests by September 2025, the French agency, RSA Cosmos, is constructing the planetarium via its native affiliate.

Institute director Annapurni Subramaniam mentioned that not like conventional full dome planetaria which use projectors, the brand new planetarium will use LED lights to create amazingly sensible views of the celebs. With the 15-metre dome tilted at an angle of 15 levels to attain this expertise, viewers will have the ability to sit again and benefit from the present with out having to crane their necks. Now that’s a starry, starry night time value ready for.