Tag: map

• ST KILDA

  St Kilda is a small cluster of islands in the North Atlantic, located about 40 miles west of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The human history of these islands dates back at least two millennia, and many ancient structures can still be found there today—including prehistoric stone rings, the walls and foundations of a medieval […]

  First posted:

  July 1, 2023

• SUWANNEE RIBBON MAP

  This 12 foot by 2.5 inch ribbon map shows the Suwannee River and its adjacent conservation lands, from the headwaters at Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp to the Florida Gulf Coast. The map was made using Adobe Illustrator, and draws inspiration from similar ‘ribbon maps’ of the mid 19th century—the primary example being the Ribbon Map of […]

  First posted:

  April 11, 2023

• LIGNUMVITAE KEY

  Lignumvitae Key, part of the Florida Keys, sits just north of Lower Matecumbe Key, west of Islamorada. It’s protected as a Florida State Park, surrounded by the waters of the Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve, and can only be accessed by boat. The island holds some of the last undisturbed, tropical hardwood hammock found in the […]

  First posted:

  July 24, 2022

• EULER SPIRAL CARD

  This piece was created for Daniel Huffman’s map projection trading cards project. The idea is to have a set of trading cards for carto-enthusiasts to collect and exchange at conferences, featuring the wide variety of map projections out there. The maps on the cards showcasing these projections are all designed by volunteer cartographers. For my […]

  First posted:

  May 9, 2022

• NATIONAL CHAMPION TREES 2021

  National Champion Trees are the biggest tree of a particular species based on the height, trunk circumference, and average crown spread. These trees are nominated by the public and maintained in an official register by American Forests. The 2021 list of champions features 561 trees across 39 states. This official register is available via PDF […]

  First posted:

  April 26, 2022

• MAP TURTLES MAPPED!

  It’s turtles all the way down! I created this map as part of the #SlowMapChallenge proposed by Daniel Wood — an alternative to the #30DayMapChallenge where instead of making a map a day, you tackle one map idea you’ve been putting off over the course of 12 weeks. I decided to work on this novelty […]

  First posted:

  December 27, 2021

• ST VINCENT ISLAND

  

  I have never actually set foot on St. Vincent Island, but it’s sandwiched between a lot of places I love and close enough to home that whenever I open up a web map I can usually see it sitting there, just on the periphery. The stark ridges crossing the island from end to end are […]

  First posted:

  November 18, 2020

• APALACHICOLA RIVER TABLE

  

  Literal data table? Over several months, I designed and upgraded a tabletop salvaged from the dumpster to feature the entire Apalachicola River, curled into a spiral, with the headwaters at the table’s center. Then I made a Story Map explaining the process and highlighting all the reasons I think that river is awesome. Click the […]

  First posted:

  June 24, 2020

• CAPE SAN BLAS

  

  A remote stretch of sand home to crumbling lighthouses, ancient shell middens, Confederate saltworks, and Cold War missile launches.

  First posted:

  June 19, 2020

• GRAVE SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

  

  I started working on this spooky map in September of 2019 and was very pleased with the fact that I had so many weeks to finish it in time for Halloween. But that ended up being a naïve hope. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is renowned for its waterfalls, black bears, and misty mountain […]

  First posted:

  November 4, 2019