Your Name In Landsat

September 2, 2024 2:35 PM

A generator that will make images for a word you give it using landsat imagery! Each letter gets its own picture, labeled with its location, and the collage can be downloaded.
posted by foxfirefey (11 comments total)

Very cool, thank you!
posted by signal at 3:34 PM on September 2

The image download is great, but I don't see a way to include a phrase in the url? Which is a shame, as I thought this thread could use a "LOLBUTTS".
posted by dick dale the vampire at 6:23 PM on September 2 [1 favorite]

I really like this! Thank you for posting it.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 6:27 PM on September 2

That's really neat! Thanks!
posted by sotonohito at 6:54 PM on September 2

As a GIS/remote sensing person, I approve this message! This is great, thanks.
posted by mollweide at 7:04 PM on September 2

If you're a little naughty, you can edit the badWords array and tell your special someone how you really feel.
posted by MengerSponge at 8:40 PM on September 2 [3 favorites]

This is the good stuff! Thank you!
posted by anotherpanacea at 3:12 AM on September 3

You can also just add a space. The input gets checked for naughty words before any spaces are removed.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 5:26 AM on September 3 [2 favorites]

Spaces in the input text foil the badwords filter but they (the spaces) do show up in the output as a wider 'kerning' between the images
posted by achrise at 6:03 AM on September 3 [2 favorites]

Mod note: This is so cool, so we've added it to the sidebar and Best Of blog!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 5:04 AM on September 4

The "C" in the name I entered was Black Rock City, which is a little on the nose for me.
posted by mykescipark at 5:57 AM on September 5