Where it all comes together
During my time at Amazon, I found myself answering questions and dispelling assumptions about cartography on a regular basis. Eventually, I developed a 15-minute talk on the subject and gave it many times to engineers, designers, and managers. I also shared it at NACIS 2021 in Oklahoma City. Can t You Just As the only cartographer [ ]
I was interviewed by GeoAwesomeness about my work at Amazon. Read it here.
This year, I created a follow-up project to the one on working with professional printers. I ordered a copy of the same cartographic image from 14 different online print services and compared the results. In my talk at the annual NACIS conference in Tacoma, I revealed the customer experience and print quality of each. Someday [ ]
In October, I gave this presentation at the annual NACIS conference in Norfolk, VA. I designed and gave the talk, but the printing expert who provided the content (and a video cameo) was my late and greatly missed colleague Bruce Daniel. Imprimatur: Printing Maps in Today s Digital World If you want to print a map, what do you [ ]
In October, I gave this presentation at the annual NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society) conference in Norfolk, VA. Be a Cartography Expert in Three Easy Steps How to give a presentation about a conference. Focused on this cartography conference but applicable to any conference.
Last month, I gave a presentation at the annual NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society) conference in Montreal. The Journey from Raster to Vector Basemaps with ArcGIS Esri customers are watching companies like Mapbox dazzle the cartographic world with vector tile mapping and wondering when the benefits of vector tiles will be within reach. Now [ ]
I d like to announce a #resistance project I ve been working on: I m raising money for vital non-profits by selling beautiful and striking map art decals for your phone. I created six designs, each inspired by a different cause that�s under attack right now. All proceeds from each design will go to a non-profit working for [ ]
This fall, I attended my second NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society) conference, which has become a highlight of my year. One talk I found particularly inspiring was John Nelson s presentation on Firefly Cartography. I could explain what that means, but an image makes it pretty clear. I was excited to make my own firefly [ ]
This summer, I ll be traveling in Asia for three months with Grant and Ruby. We leave on Saturday! While we re gone, we ll be blogging at Traveling Ruby go there to follow our adventures.
This week, I attended the GIS in Action conference and competed in the Dick Thomas Memorial Student Presentation Competition. I m excited to say that my project won first place! We presented the work we did for the Washington Poison Center: analyzing their call data, then creating static, animated, and interactive maps they can use for [ ]