I’m reading the book, How to Hide an Empire, by Daniel Immerwahr. This book brings into focus our common 48-50 State parochialism. I really like how Tom Patterson has posted a version of his Equal Earth Map that shows US Territories. I made this image this morning starting with small section of the Equal Earth […]
I’m trying to imagine 350 train cars a day filled with 20 tons of trash landing being delivered to a landfill. If each train car carries 20 tons and the landfill takes in over 7000 tons, that’s how I came up with the 350. Here’s a link to an graphic showing where NYC trash goes. […]
This map shows the status of the trails over a base that reflects development and tree canopy. We need more trees. The Midwest, to make a generalization, needs more trees too. We need each trail to be not just a path but to be a linear oasis of natural water purification and air quality restoration […]
I’m reading The Power Broker, by Robert Caro. And if I ever finish it, Caro’s book, Working, seems like it will be even more interesting. And I’m at the point where Fiorello La Guardia is running for Mayor. And ironically, last night, I was reading a magazine that my Grandfather was editor of, The Highway […]
This morning I started out by watching a few Pennsylvania DEP YouTube videos about water quality and Active Mine Drainage facilities. They are well done and interesting. The DEP’s work is essential. I decided to create a watershed map of Pennsylvania. Maybe it would be useful. This is what I came up with. I think […]
This is a quick map to test a black and white layer setup in Photoshop. I like the idea of using a light wash for a frame. This map obviously shows all of the buildings in Jenkintown, a lot of which were added by my next door neighbor, Colin Gzesch, into Open Street Map.
Confluence, where rivers and stories merge. Each of these maps gave me a chance to explore what’s here and think about why. I worked on them this weekend for fun.
This is from my morning walk home from Starbucks. I thought I’d write about what I’m working on even if it doesn’t make sense to anyone else. The basic challenge I’ve been thinking about is how to create a non-destructive basemap that enables me to update data. The problem with this technique is that there […]