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Submarine Cable Map Dataviz
library(geojsonsf)
library(sf)
library(rayrender)
#Data source: https://github.com/telegeography/www.submarinecablemap.com
cables = geojson_sf("cable-geo.json")
cablescene = list()
counter = 1
for(i in 1:length(cables$geometry)) {
for(j in 1:length(cables$geometry[[i]])) {
temp = cables$geometry[[i]][[j]]
cableval = data.frame(x=sinpi(temp[,1]/180)*cospi(temp[,2]/180),
y=sinpi(temp[,2]/180),
z=cospi(temp[,1]/180)*cospi(temp[,2]/180))
#Don't lower start of line at the 180/0 longitude border
if(abs(temp[1,1] - 180) > 0.001 && abs(temp[1,1] + 180) > 0.001) {
cableval[1,] = cableval[1,] * 1/1.02
}
nr = nrow(temp)
#Don't lower end of line at the 180/0 longitude border
if(abs(temp[nr,1] - 180) > 0.001 && abs(temp[nr,1] + 180) > 0.001) {
nr = nrow(cableval)
cableval[nr,] = cableval[nr,] * 1/1.02
}
cablescene[[counter]] = path(cableval, width = 0.005,material=diffuse(color=cables$color[i]))
counter = counter + 1
}
}
fullcablescene = do.call(rbind,cablescene)
for(i in seq(1,720,by=1)) {
group_objects(fullcablescene,scale=c(1,1,1)*1.02) %>%
add_object(sphere(radius=0.99,material=diffuse(image_texture = "2k_earth_daymap.jpg"),angle=c(0,-90,0))) %>%
group_objects(angle=c(0,-i/2,0)) %>%
add_object(sphere(y=5,z=5,x=5,material=light(intensity = 80,color="lightblue"))) %>%
add_object(sphere(y=5,z=5,x=-5,material=light(intensity = 10,color="orange"))) %>%
add_object(sphere(y=-10,material=light(intensity = 3,color="white"))) %>%
render_scene(samples=64,width=1200,height=1200,fov=0,aperture=0, ortho_dimensions = c(2.3,2.3),
sample_method = "sobol_blue",filename=sprintf("smallcables%d.png",i))
}
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mb720 commented Oct 14, 2023

I'm offering the PNGs of the cable map via the following torrent magnet link since rendering them can take a few hours, depending on your hardware:

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d3d832c365c5f7ec88d0bea1a4d3906a064950f9&dn=submarine_cables_map_pngs

Turn the PNGs into a video using, for example:

  • ffmpeg -i smallcables%03d.png -vf scale=720:720 -crf 55 globe.webm
  • ffmpeg -i smallcables%03d.png -vf scale=720:720 -pix_fmt yuv420p -crf 26 globe.mp4

Reduce the value of -crf for higher quality or set the resolution to something else, for example: scale=1024:1024

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cables = geojson_sf("cable-geo.json")
"Error in rcpp_geojson_to_sf(geojson, expand_geometries) : Invalid JSON"

I guess that you're supposed to do the installation of the cable map first as described here, but after doing so, how do I export this map into a .json file like you did ("cable-geo.json")? Screen Shot 2021-09-23 at 13 22 25

EDIT: oh boy it was all simple I was supposed to just download & save a file linked here Screen Shot 2021-09-23 at 13 26 47

Hey ! If available, can you please send me the dataset for the cables-map, unfortunately telegeography stopped maintaining their public github repo for downloads. Would really like to work on this dataset. If anyone can help, i would really appreciate the support !

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clarkzjw commented Oct 2, 2024

https://www.submarinecablemap.com/api/v3/cable/cable-geo.json https://www.submarinecablemap.com/api/v3/landing-point/landing-point-geo.json https://www.submarinecablemap.com/api/v3/cable/all.json

Does anyone know if this API is maintained and up-to-date?

These json files are used to plot https://www.submarinecablemap.com as can be seen from browser developer tools, so I'm assuming it should be up-to-date and consistent with the website?

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