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thingful - Discover the Internet of Things

Thingful is a search engine for the Internet of Things, providing a geographical index of connected objects around the globe. Including energy, radiation, weather, and air quality devices as well as seismographs, iBeacons, ships, aircraft and even animal trackers. Nice!

Thingful’s powerful search capabilities enable people to find devices, datasets and realtime data sources by geolocation across many popular Internet of Things networks, and presents them using a proprietary patent-pending geospatial device data search ranking methodology, ThingRank®.

If you are concerned about asthma, find out about any air quality monitors in your neighbourhood; somebody working with a Raspberry Pi can find others round the corner using the same computing platform; if you notice a ship moored nearby, discover more about it by tracking it on Thingful, or get notified of its movements; a citizen concerned about flooding in a new neighbourhood can look up nearby flood monitors or find others that have been measuring radiation. You might even watch the weekly movements of a shark as it explores the oceans. The possibilities are unbounded!

The closest “things” to my hometown are one Raspberry Pi, two weather stations and one gamme radiation sensor. Well, no comparison to Berlin:

Chem Chem Lodge - Tanzania

Part of Tanzania’s Chem Chem safari camp, Chem Chem Lodge offers wildlife, exclusive accommodation, gourmet food and state-of-the-art spa facilities on the shores of Lake Manyara, near the Tarangire National Park. Guests can choose from eight tent-style suites stylishly decorated with vintage furnishings and inspiring pieces of art. All units are appointed with upscale bathrooms, outdoor showers and private terraces with day-beds and magnificent lake views. The luxurious property is fitted with a wonderful restaurant, bar, lounge, pool and an enchanting Amani Spa.

Where everyone in the world is migrating—in one gorgeous chart Nick Stockton, qz.com

Ryan Betts, the CTO of VoltDB addressing an article by MongoDB’s CEO Max Schireson that seems to have stroken a chord:

Recently Max Schireson, CEO of MongoDB, shared his thoughts on relational databases. His statements deserve a direct and frank opposing response. Let’s walk through the myths that Mr. Schireson promoted.

Compared with PostgreSQL’s Robert Haas post “Why the clock is ticking for MongoDB“, this one makes some debatable arguments — e.g. “All popular SQL systems support document types”: aside for SOA committees and MarkLogic, I’ve never heard someone enjoying XML. They aren’t innaccurate, but they’re paiting VoltDB’s space in a too bright color palette.