Anita and list; On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 4:44 AM Anita Graser <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear QGIS mappers, > > As you may have noticed, the next release version will be 3.14 and > therefore, we will call it 'Pi'. > > Usually our versions are named for community meeting locations and the > splash screen shows a map related to this location. > > For 3.14 we are looking for creative maps that capture the essence of Pi. > > All submissions will receive an honorable mention in the release blog post. > > The winner will see their map on the release splash screen and banner on > qgis.org. > > To participate, please submit your maps at > https://forms.gle/DbLL3BfvwYw33qfJ8 > > The deadline is 31st May 2020. > Sorry this isn't a map and I'm not submitting it as such to the link you provided, but this quote is kind of interesting and geographically related: Finally, pi emerges in the shapes of rivers. A river's windiness is > determined by its "meandering ratio," or the ratio of the river's actual > length to the distance from its source to its mouth as the crow flies. > Rivers that flow straight from source to mouth have small meandering > ratios, while ones that lollygag along the way have high ones. Turns out, > the average meandering ratio of rivers approaches — you guessed it — pi. > >From https://www.livescience.com/34132-what-makes-pi-special.html -- Chris Hermansen · clhermansen "at" gmail "dot" com C'est ma façon de parler.
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