Planetizen

AI promises to finally make public engagement meaningful. We put it to the test.

Everything you need to know about how we analyzed the 13,000+ comments submitted in the federal government’s request for ...

Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
IEEE

Panel Segmentation: A Python Package for Automated Solar Array Metadata Extraction Using Satellite Imagery

Abstract: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Python panel-segmentation package is a toolkit that automates the process of extracting accurate and valuable metadata related to solar array ...

After the catch: What some hunters do with carcass of pythons they catch

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

How a python can eat its prey, like a whole deer, is jaw-dropping

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...
IEEE

The NumPy Array: A Structure for Efficient Numerical Computation

Abstract: In the Python world, NumPy arrays are the standard representation for numerical data and enable efficient implementation of numerical computations in a high-level language. As this effort ...
GitHub

Diffractsim: A diffraction simulator for exploring and visualizing physical optics

Flexible, and easy-to-use Python diffraction simulator that focuses on visualizing physical optics phenomena. The simulator uses mainly scalar diffraction techniques for light propagation, provides a ...
GitHub

OWSLib is a Python package for client programming with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) web service (hence OWS) interface standards, and their related content models.

OWSLib provides a common API for accessing service metadata and wrappers for numerous OGC Web Service interfaces. A very similar API exists for WebFeatureService. See ...