Antonio Antoine
@aasmith.bsky.social
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Happy Solstice and first official day of winter. More daylight each day now and spring is not far away.
a picture of the earth with the words winter solstice below it
ALT: a picture of the earth with the words winter solstice below it
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December 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Happy Solstice and first official day of winter. More daylight each day now and spring is not far away.
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Solstice on a Spinning Earth apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25122...
Can you tell that today is a solstice by the tilt of the Earth? Yes. At a solstice, the Earth's terminator -- the dividing line between night and day -- is tilted the most.
Can you tell that today is a solstice by the tilt of the Earth? Yes. At a solstice, the Earth's terminator -- the dividing line between night and day -- is tilted the most.
December 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Solstice on a Spinning Earth apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25122...
Can you tell that today is a solstice by the tilt of the Earth? Yes. At a solstice, the Earth's terminator -- the dividing line between night and day -- is tilted the most.
Can you tell that today is a solstice by the tilt of the Earth? Yes. At a solstice, the Earth's terminator -- the dividing line between night and day -- is tilted the most.
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Man, I'm done with the days getting shorter! I am talking to MANAGEMENT. I will GET RESULTS. If the days get longer here on out, you'll know who to thank.
December 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Man, I'm done with the days getting shorter! I am talking to MANAGEMENT. I will GET RESULTS. If the days get longer here on out, you'll know who to thank.
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Happy winter solstice. 📊
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy winter solstice. 📊
Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year for most of us living between the Equator and the Arctic Circle. The duration varies by latitude. Those living in the Arctic are experiencing Polar Night, which may have begun weeks ago!
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December 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year for most of us living between the Equator and the Arctic Circle. The duration varies by latitude. Those living in the Arctic are experiencing Polar Night, which may have begun weeks ago!
Blog
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Got my #NACIS Christmas tree ornament up! I think it is the only mappy ornament I have and I happened to win it at the 2025 conference.
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Got my #NACIS Christmas tree ornament up! I think it is the only mappy ornament I have and I happened to win it at the 2025 conference.
I am thinking about doing a state-level run of Joy Plot maps. I do think Virginia may have set the bar a little high. It looks like a mountain emerging from the fog.
#cartography #maps #qgis #gis
#cartography #maps #qgis #gis
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I am thinking about doing a state-level run of Joy Plot maps. I do think Virginia may have set the bar a little high. It looks like a mountain emerging from the fog.
#cartography #maps #qgis #gis
#cartography #maps #qgis #gis
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If you enjoy both #RhodeIsland and #rivers, stop by The Map Center (@mapcenter.com) to check out (and maybe buy?) this poster I designed for them, showing the state's streams in the style of a transit network map.
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you enjoy both #RhodeIsland and #rivers, stop by The Map Center (@mapcenter.com) to check out (and maybe buy?) this poster I designed for them, showing the state's streams in the style of a transit network map.
The #30DayMapChallenge is a wrap! I made a map quilt of my favorite Rhode Island maps from the challenge. I had to resize a few of them to get them all to line up. Had I planned this in advance, I would have alternated between light and dark maps.
#cartography
#cartography
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The #30DayMapChallenge is a wrap! I made a map quilt of my favorite Rhode Island maps from the challenge. I had to resize a few of them to get them all to line up. Had I planned this in advance, I would have alternated between light and dark maps.
#cartography
#cartography
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Dark mode maps are attractive & engaging, but present design difficulties. It’s harder for us to parse light on dark than dark on light, and the way we interpret variation in lightness as differences in transparency compounds the difficulty.
📊🗺️🎨
From: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
📊🗺️🎨
From: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Dark mode maps are attractive & engaging, but present design difficulties. It’s harder for us to parse light on dark than dark on light, and the way we interpret variation in lightness as differences in transparency compounds the difficulty.
📊🗺️🎨
From: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
📊🗺️🎨
From: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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The official crowd sourced list of places you can buy carto-creations from is now live! Check out pokateomaps.com/mappygifts.
Let’s help folks shop small and support our mappy friends this holiday season!
Let’s help folks shop small and support our mappy friends this holiday season!
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The official crowd sourced list of places you can buy carto-creations from is now live! Check out pokateomaps.com/mappygifts.
Let’s help folks shop small and support our mappy friends this holiday season!
Let’s help folks shop small and support our mappy friends this holiday season!
I got maps to make, but the second shingles shot is kicking my ass. 🤒 Vaccines usually are pretty mild for me.
I don't have Spotify, but YouTube Music is trying to embarrass me with my listening habits of 2024. I am not sure how Draggin Around was my top song. lol. Everything else makes sense.
I don't have Spotify, but YouTube Music is trying to embarrass me with my listening habits of 2024. I am not sure how Draggin Around was my top song. lol. Everything else makes sense.
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I got maps to make, but the second shingles shot is kicking my ass. 🤒 Vaccines usually are pretty mild for me.
I don't have Spotify, but YouTube Music is trying to embarrass me with my listening habits of 2024. I am not sure how Draggin Around was my top song. lol. Everything else makes sense.
I don't have Spotify, but YouTube Music is trying to embarrass me with my listening habits of 2024. I am not sure how Draggin Around was my top song. lol. Everything else makes sense.
Introduce yourself with five cars you've owned.
Judging by the other responses, I might be one of the few "car guys" on here.
2003 Subaru WRX (Current)
2005 Subaru WRX STI
2009 Subaru WRX
2003 Audi A4
2005 Mustang
I clearly have a thing for the 2000s era. 😂
Judging by the other responses, I might be one of the few "car guys" on here.
2003 Subaru WRX (Current)
2005 Subaru WRX STI
2009 Subaru WRX
2003 Audi A4
2005 Mustang
I clearly have a thing for the 2000s era. 😂
Introduce yourself with five cars you've owned.
1) Honda Civic Hybrid
(That's it. That's the list.)
1) Honda Civic Hybrid
(That's it. That's the list.)
1 Fiesta (inherited, sold)
2 Lada Riva!
3 Corsa (written off by a neighbour dropping a TV on it from third floor window)
4 Fiesta (current car, 22 years old, growing moss)
Not planning to own a 5th.
2 Lada Riva!
3 Corsa (written off by a neighbour dropping a TV on it from third floor window)
4 Fiesta (current car, 22 years old, growing moss)
Not planning to own a 5th.
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Introduce yourself with five cars you've owned.
Judging by the other responses, I might be one of the few "car guys" on here.
2003 Subaru WRX (Current)
2005 Subaru WRX STI
2009 Subaru WRX
2003 Audi A4
2005 Mustang
I clearly have a thing for the 2000s era. 😂
Judging by the other responses, I might be one of the few "car guys" on here.
2003 Subaru WRX (Current)
2005 Subaru WRX STI
2009 Subaru WRX
2003 Audi A4
2005 Mustang
I clearly have a thing for the 2000s era. 😂
Day 29 - Raster
Rhode Island 24K Topo Maps
I have wanted to make a version of this map for some years now. TopoView was a big help in downloading the 24k topos. Clipping and stitching the 38 topos was a pita even with batch processing. I crashed QGIS a few times. lol
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island 24K Topo Maps
I have wanted to make a version of this map for some years now. TopoView was a big help in downloading the 24k topos. Clipping and stitching the 38 topos was a pita even with batch processing. I crashed QGIS a few times. lol
#30DayMapChallenge
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Day 29 - Raster
Rhode Island 24K Topo Maps
I have wanted to make a version of this map for some years now. TopoView was a big help in downloading the 24k topos. Clipping and stitching the 38 topos was a pita even with batch processing. I crashed QGIS a few times. lol
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island 24K Topo Maps
I have wanted to make a version of this map for some years now. TopoView was a big help in downloading the 24k topos. Clipping and stitching the 38 topos was a pita even with batch processing. I crashed QGIS a few times. lol
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 28 - Black
The Longest Nights (2025)
Polar night (+24 hr night) occurs just beyond the Arctic Circle. This is due to the Earth's gravitational pull on light. The ramp up from just beyond the Arctic Circle 67.4°N (24 hrs) to 67.5°N (11 days) is wild.
#30DayMapChallenge
The Longest Nights (2025)
Polar night (+24 hr night) occurs just beyond the Arctic Circle. This is due to the Earth's gravitational pull on light. The ramp up from just beyond the Arctic Circle 67.4°N (24 hrs) to 67.5°N (11 days) is wild.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Day 28 - Black
The Longest Nights (2025)
Polar night (+24 hr night) occurs just beyond the Arctic Circle. This is due to the Earth's gravitational pull on light. The ramp up from just beyond the Arctic Circle 67.4°N (24 hrs) to 67.5°N (11 days) is wild.
#30DayMapChallenge
The Longest Nights (2025)
Polar night (+24 hr night) occurs just beyond the Arctic Circle. This is due to the Earth's gravitational pull on light. The ramp up from just beyond the Arctic Circle 67.4°N (24 hrs) to 67.5°N (11 days) is wild.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 27 - Boundaries
EST States & Provinces
How many states and provinces share the same time zone as Rhode Island?
#30DayMapChallenge
EST States & Provinces
How many states and provinces share the same time zone as Rhode Island?
#30DayMapChallenge
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Day 27 - Boundaries
EST States & Provinces
How many states and provinces share the same time zone as Rhode Island?
#30DayMapChallenge
EST States & Provinces
How many states and provinces share the same time zone as Rhode Island?
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 26 - Transport
Rhode Island Bike Lanes & Routes
I am not super happy with this one (don't hate either). I think it needs to bake for a few more hours. Maybe even a total redo. However, I am running low on time and creative energy. And this isn't my normal lane, lol.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Bike Lanes & Routes
I am not super happy with this one (don't hate either). I think it needs to bake for a few more hours. Maybe even a total redo. However, I am running low on time and creative energy. And this isn't my normal lane, lol.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Day 26 - Transport
Rhode Island Bike Lanes & Routes
I am not super happy with this one (don't hate either). I think it needs to bake for a few more hours. Maybe even a total redo. However, I am running low on time and creative energy. And this isn't my normal lane, lol.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Bike Lanes & Routes
I am not super happy with this one (don't hate either). I think it needs to bake for a few more hours. Maybe even a total redo. However, I am running low on time and creative energy. And this isn't my normal lane, lol.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 25 - Hexagons
Rhode Island Dating Age Population Distribution
I have been thinking about making a national version of this map for some time now. The hue indicates whether a cell has more men or women (age 20-39). The hex size shows the cell pop density per 1 km (0.6 mi).
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Dating Age Population Distribution
I have been thinking about making a national version of this map for some time now. The hue indicates whether a cell has more men or women (age 20-39). The hex size shows the cell pop density per 1 km (0.6 mi).
#30DayMapChallenge
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Day 25 - Hexagons
Rhode Island Dating Age Population Distribution
I have been thinking about making a national version of this map for some time now. The hue indicates whether a cell has more men or women (age 20-39). The hex size shows the cell pop density per 1 km (0.6 mi).
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Dating Age Population Distribution
I have been thinking about making a national version of this map for some time now. The hue indicates whether a cell has more men or women (age 20-39). The hex size shows the cell pop density per 1 km (0.6 mi).
#30DayMapChallenge
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#30DayMapChallenge: Day 23's theme was "Process", here are several interesting spatial tutorials that came across my feeds ⬇️ 1/
#cartography #GIS #remotesensing #GIStutorials #GISChat
#cartography #GIS #remotesensing #GIStutorials #GISChat
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#30DayMapChallenge: Day 23's theme was "Process", here are several interesting spatial tutorials that came across my feeds ⬇️ 1/
#cartography #GIS #remotesensing #GIStutorials #GISChat
#cartography #GIS #remotesensing #GIStutorials #GISChat
Day 24 - Toponymy
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Day 24 - Toponymy
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 23 - Process
Create a Joy Plot Map in QGIS
I created a workflow for creating a Joy Plot Map in QGIS. I plan on adding more workflows or tutorials in the future.
antonioantoine.com/2025/11/23/c...
#30DayMapChallenge
Create a Joy Plot Map in QGIS
I created a workflow for creating a Joy Plot Map in QGIS. I plan on adding more workflows or tutorials in the future.
antonioantoine.com/2025/11/23/c...
#30DayMapChallenge
Create a Joy Plot Map in QGIS
In this Workflow, I will show you how I created a Joy Plot style map from the 2025 30DayMapChallenge. There are multiple ways to achieve this; however, this method worked best for me. Tools Needed …
antonioantoine.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Day 23 - Process
Create a Joy Plot Map in QGIS
I created a workflow for creating a Joy Plot Map in QGIS. I plan on adding more workflows or tutorials in the future.
antonioantoine.com/2025/11/23/c...
#30DayMapChallenge
Create a Joy Plot Map in QGIS
I created a workflow for creating a Joy Plot Map in QGIS. I plan on adding more workflows or tutorials in the future.
antonioantoine.com/2025/11/23/c...
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 22 - Natural Earth (NE)
Antarctica
Taking a small break from Rhode Island today for a map of Antarctica. Most NE data is intended for medium to small-scale maps, so I wanted a subject area that was a little larger. All layers are vector data from NE.
#30DayMapChallenge
Antarctica
Taking a small break from Rhode Island today for a map of Antarctica. Most NE data is intended for medium to small-scale maps, so I wanted a subject area that was a little larger. All layers are vector data from NE.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Day 22 - Natural Earth (NE)
Antarctica
Taking a small break from Rhode Island today for a map of Antarctica. Most NE data is intended for medium to small-scale maps, so I wanted a subject area that was a little larger. All layers are vector data from NE.
#30DayMapChallenge
Antarctica
Taking a small break from Rhode Island today for a map of Antarctica. Most NE data is intended for medium to small-scale maps, so I wanted a subject area that was a little larger. All layers are vector data from NE.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 21 - Icon
Rhode Island Public Libraries
Here are the Public Libraries across Rhode Island. The symbol is from the @nounproject.bsky.social, which is probably one of the best subscriptions I have. The symbols are graduated by square footage.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Public Libraries
Here are the Public Libraries across Rhode Island. The symbol is from the @nounproject.bsky.social, which is probably one of the best subscriptions I have. The symbols are graduated by square footage.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Day 21 - Icon
Rhode Island Public Libraries
Here are the Public Libraries across Rhode Island. The symbol is from the @nounproject.bsky.social, which is probably one of the best subscriptions I have. The symbols are graduated by square footage.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Public Libraries
Here are the Public Libraries across Rhode Island. The symbol is from the @nounproject.bsky.social, which is probably one of the best subscriptions I have. The symbols are graduated by square footage.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 20 - Water
Narragansett Bay Watershed
10 Days to go! I am starting to feel a little repetitive. 😰 The bathymetry saved this one.
Almost all of Rhode Island is in the Narragansett Bay Watershed. I think I will expand this one into a large format map one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
Narragansett Bay Watershed
10 Days to go! I am starting to feel a little repetitive. 😰 The bathymetry saved this one.
Almost all of Rhode Island is in the Narragansett Bay Watershed. I think I will expand this one into a large format map one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Day 20 - Water
Narragansett Bay Watershed
10 Days to go! I am starting to feel a little repetitive. 😰 The bathymetry saved this one.
Almost all of Rhode Island is in the Narragansett Bay Watershed. I think I will expand this one into a large format map one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
Narragansett Bay Watershed
10 Days to go! I am starting to feel a little repetitive. 😰 The bathymetry saved this one.
Almost all of Rhode Island is in the Narragansett Bay Watershed. I think I will expand this one into a large format map one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
2026 Geohipster Calendar
So welcome to my crossover post. Which I hardly talk about Geohipster. Geohipster is one of those "side things" that's been happening for over 10 years now. Back in the dearly days of twitter......or I should call it the "Golden Age of social media", Atanas Entchev had an…
So welcome to my crossover post. Which I hardly talk about Geohipster. Geohipster is one of those "side things" that's been happening for over 10 years now. Back in the dearly days of twitter......or I should call it the "Golden Age of social media", Atanas Entchev had an…
2026 Geohipster Calendar
So welcome to my crossover post. Which I hardly talk about Geohipster. Geohipster is one of those "side things" that's been happening for over 10 years now. Back in the dearly days of twitter......or I should call it the "Golden Age of social media", Atanas Entchev had an idea to Document the industry. So a handful of us post articles highlighting professionals in the industry AND - We have this Calendar.
www.northrivergeographic.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM