I am where I am. Deep Creek, Clackamas, Willamette, and Columbia Rivers. Cartographer, geospatial explorer, grounded in history, forward-focused.
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Over 40 years ago, designer Peter Saville crafted the album cover for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures, lifting the image verbatim from a science book depicting the very first reading of a pulsar from 1967, CP 1919
[read more: ow.ly/8mQW30q6CCr]
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The beautiful cartography of Eduard Imhof created for a Swiss middle school atlas - "Schweizerischer Mittelschulatlas herausgegeben von der Konferenz der kantonalen Erziehungsdirektoren. Fünfzehnte Auflage, 1969."
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In this 2017 marketing stunt, Michael Guerra shows how adopting this definitely unconventional position may result is an efficient aerodynamics vs the other cyclists
This is the physics behind it: buff.ly/338WcmN
[video: buff.ly/3k9gWqE]
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A family poses in front of a 1,341 year old Sequoia tree nicknamed "Mark Twain" that was felled in 1892 after a team of two men spent 13 days sawing it in the Pacific Northwest. The giant tree was 331 feet tall (100 meters).
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Just for fun: Using extruded contours to show noise complaint density in PDX ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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We recognize that many of our visitors go to other public lands sites. However, we will no longer allow them to visit any @NatlParkService, @forestservice, @ORStateParks, or @WAStatePks lands.
Inspired by a post I didn't read by @John_M_Nelson, I wanted to wish you a Happy Halloween from Boring, Oregon just east of #Portland. The @EduardShading was given an inverted Inferno tint from Matplotlib in #ArcGISPro to catch the SE-facing lava domes. @BoringMaps #3d #esri
Inspired by @CSVerdel and @mappingbernie and @stefanvdwalt I added a little color and perspective to my favorite mountain range in Montana. It's a Big Snowy Inferno!
Returning from #NACIS2022 filled with enthusiasm from being around so many talented cartographers. Excited for next year's conference in Pittsburgh, where I first animated an historic panoramic map using #aftereffects in 2014. nacis.org/wp-content/uploads…
Saw @mappingbernie present eduard.earth at #NACIS22 and I couldn't wait to check out the Big Snowy's and Knife Blade Ridge. This software is amazing. Thank you!
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There are 12 black dots at intersections in this image. Your brain won’t let you see them all at once. Here's why [read more: bit.ly/2qxnuj5]
#parahawking from Torrey Pines with an old buddy from HS is a great way to start the @EsriUC! #Totalraptorexperience, #lannerfalcon
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📢 Attention all map makers!!
We are excited to formally announce our 2022 conference!!
The meeting will be held Oct. 19–22 in downtown Minneapolis. Visit nacis.org/2022 to submit an abstract, apply for a travel grant, and book your hotel room. #nacis2022
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Proxemic maps for immersive visualization
50 free copies: tandfonline.com/eprint/2BGSE…
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Check out some of the regional active transportation projects cities in the Portland area are asking @oregonmetro to help fund in 2025-2027:
bikeportland.org/2022/03/21/…
Portland’s Biketown e-bike rental program expands service into North, east Portland neighborhoods oregonlive.com/commuting/202…
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And we showed the world that we are Soccer City, USA. #RCTID