rjmlaird.co.uk / labs

Working experiments, not finished products.

A sandbox for orbital mechanics tools, data pipelines, and interface prototypes. Some of these will graduate to the main site. Most won't, and that's the point.

N-Body Orbital Sandbox

in orbit

A minimal browser-based gravity simulator for exploring orbital motion and prototyping new interactive experiments.

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Updated 2026-07-11

Carbon Reduction Plan

in orbit

A focused web project for presenting carbon reduction information in a simple, maintainable interface.

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Updated 2026-07-11

Wildfire Story Lab

pre-launch

An experimental storytelling tool for exploring how climate and wildfire narratives can be communicated interactively.

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Updated 2026-07-11

Contrast Lab

in orbit

A WCAG 2.x colour contrast checker for testing foreground and background pairs against AA and AAA accessibility thresholds.

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Updated 2026-07-11

Component Sandbox

pre-launch

A live gallery of the Astro UI blocks used across rjmlaird.co.uk, each rendered with its source snippet underneath.

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Updated 2026-07-11

Climate Visualiser

pre-launch

A science-communication project that turns temperature anomaly data into a readable chart with plain-English annotations.

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Updated 2026-07-11

Mechanics

pre-launch

An interactive classical mechanics lab featuring four real-time simulations built on a shared physics engine: ramp forces and friction, Newton's cradle momentum transfers, projectile motion with independent SUVAT equations, and vehicle stopping distances.

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Updated 2026-07-12

Graphs

pre-launch

A modular pre-launch template designed for data visualization, custom charting, and analytical metric rendering.

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Updated 2026-07-12

Satellites

in orbit

A live orbital tracker utilizing SGP4 propagation of Celestrak's GP catalog, cross-referenced with SATCAT and rendered interactively via Leaflet maps.

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Updated 2026-07-21

Drought

pre-launch

A comprehensive UK drought risk monitor combining live Copernicus European Drought Observatory (EDO/GDO) indicators with real-time Environment Agency and SEPA hydrology data.

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Updated 2026-07-26

Tintwistle

pre-launch

A pre-launch environmental or geographical monitoring experiment focused on the Tintwistle area, currently in development.

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Updated 2026-07-26

Biodiversity

pre-launch

A habitat health monitor combining satellite-derived vegetation greenness (NDVI), live designated nature reserve boundaries (NNR, LNR, SSSI), and river water quality archives.

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Updated 2026-07-26

Sewage

pre-launch

A real-time monitoring tool tracking raw-sewage storm overflow activations (EDMs) across Severn Trent Water and Anglian Water, contextualised with Copernicus soil moisture and rainfall anomalies.

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Updated 2026-07-26

Astro

pre-launch

A pre-launch exploratory tool dedicated to astronomical data processing, space missions, or celestial mechanics.

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Updated 2026-07-26

Atmosphere

pre-launch

A multi-tiered vertical air quality profile tracking nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and particulates over Leicestershire by blending Copernicus CAMS regional models with real-world AURN ground stations.

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Updated 2026-07-27