Antonio
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Day 10 - Air
Rhode Island Annual Mean Wind Speed 🍃
RI coastlines, urban areas, and lakes are pretty windy at the surface level. Prudence Island was a little surprising, given the stories from early settlers. Poor Block Island, though (probably my symbology).
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Annual Mean Wind Speed 🍃
RI coastlines, urban areas, and lakes are pretty windy at the surface level. Prudence Island was a little surprising, given the stories from early settlers. Poor Block Island, though (probably my symbology).
#30DayMapChallenge
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Day 10 - Air
Rhode Island Annual Mean Wind Speed 🍃
RI coastlines, urban areas, and lakes are pretty windy at the surface level. Prudence Island was a little surprising, given the stories from early settlers. Poor Block Island, though (probably my symbology).
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Annual Mean Wind Speed 🍃
RI coastlines, urban areas, and lakes are pretty windy at the surface level. Prudence Island was a little surprising, given the stories from early settlers. Poor Block Island, though (probably my symbology).
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 8 - Urban
Rhode Island Urban Land Use
This is my first time using OSM data for a land use map. The data seems pretty complete, a near mirror of my Forest Types map. Hopefully, Knoxville will get to this level of coverage one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Urban Land Use
This is my first time using OSM data for a land use map. The data seems pretty complete, a near mirror of my Forest Types map. Hopefully, Knoxville will get to this level of coverage one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Day 8 - Urban
Rhode Island Urban Land Use
This is my first time using OSM data for a land use map. The data seems pretty complete, a near mirror of my Forest Types map. Hopefully, Knoxville will get to this level of coverage one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Urban Land Use
This is my first time using OSM data for a land use map. The data seems pretty complete, a near mirror of my Forest Types map. Hopefully, Knoxville will get to this level of coverage one day.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 7 - Accessibility
Walking Times from the Independent Man
The Independent Man is a gold-plated bronze statue on top of the Rhode Island State House, located in Providence, RI. This is an isochrone map that I made more complicated by symbolizing the roads by color and weight.
#30DayMapChallenge
Walking Times from the Independent Man
The Independent Man is a gold-plated bronze statue on top of the Rhode Island State House, located in Providence, RI. This is an isochrone map that I made more complicated by symbolizing the roads by color and weight.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Day 7 - Accessibility
Walking Times from the Independent Man
The Independent Man is a gold-plated bronze statue on top of the Rhode Island State House, located in Providence, RI. This is an isochrone map that I made more complicated by symbolizing the roads by color and weight.
#30DayMapChallenge
Walking Times from the Independent Man
The Independent Man is a gold-plated bronze statue on top of the Rhode Island State House, located in Providence, RI. This is an isochrone map that I made more complicated by symbolizing the roads by color and weight.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 6 - Dimensions
Rhode Island Elevation Contours
I tried using the 2.5D tools in QGIS for this one, but I didn't like how they turned out. After creating the color ramp, I added the shadows in Affinity Designer. This gave the contours a 3D effect.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Elevation Contours
I tried using the 2.5D tools in QGIS for this one, but I didn't like how they turned out. After creating the color ramp, I added the shadows in Affinity Designer. This gave the contours a 3D effect.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Day 6 - Dimensions
Rhode Island Elevation Contours
I tried using the 2.5D tools in QGIS for this one, but I didn't like how they turned out. After creating the color ramp, I added the shadows in Affinity Designer. This gave the contours a 3D effect.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Elevation Contours
I tried using the 2.5D tools in QGIS for this one, but I didn't like how they turned out. After creating the color ramp, I added the shadows in Affinity Designer. This gave the contours a 3D effect.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 5 - Earth
The Forests of Rhode Island
Back to Rhode Island! This is an extension of my East TN Forests map. I may make a state-level series out of these.
(Sorry Block Island, I had to clip you out of this one.)
#30DayMapChallenge
The Forests of Rhode Island
Back to Rhode Island! This is an extension of my East TN Forests map. I may make a state-level series out of these.
(Sorry Block Island, I had to clip you out of this one.)
#30DayMapChallenge
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Day 5 - Earth
The Forests of Rhode Island
Back to Rhode Island! This is an extension of my East TN Forests map. I may make a state-level series out of these.
(Sorry Block Island, I had to clip you out of this one.)
#30DayMapChallenge
The Forests of Rhode Island
Back to Rhode Island! This is an extension of my East TN Forests map. I may make a state-level series out of these.
(Sorry Block Island, I had to clip you out of this one.)
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 4 - My Data
RSCC Tree Map
A couple of summers ago, RSCC students Kasey Byrne and JD Burnette helped me map the trees at the Oak Ridge campus. They logged the tree species, heights, diameters, canopy, and general health. I digitized the other campus features.
#30DayMapChallenge
RSCC Tree Map
A couple of summers ago, RSCC students Kasey Byrne and JD Burnette helped me map the trees at the Oak Ridge campus. They logged the tree species, heights, diameters, canopy, and general health. I digitized the other campus features.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Day 4 - My Data
RSCC Tree Map
A couple of summers ago, RSCC students Kasey Byrne and JD Burnette helped me map the trees at the Oak Ridge campus. They logged the tree species, heights, diameters, canopy, and general health. I digitized the other campus features.
#30DayMapChallenge
RSCC Tree Map
A couple of summers ago, RSCC students Kasey Byrne and JD Burnette helped me map the trees at the Oak Ridge campus. They logged the tree species, heights, diameters, canopy, and general health. I digitized the other campus features.
#30DayMapChallenge
Reposted by Antonio
If anyone needs a place to start for data for #30DayMapChallenge, I present my Semiannual Plug for growing collection of carto sources. It's 15 years old, and I've done minor link checks, but am hoping to prioritize cleaning links next summer.
sites.google.com/view/geovisu...
sites.google.com/view/geovisu...
viz resources
The list below contains a variety of sites that I have collected. I do not necessarily draw on all of them in a given semester, but they are all valuable sources of information even beyond class. I t...
sites.google.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If anyone needs a place to start for data for #30DayMapChallenge, I present my Semiannual Plug for growing collection of carto sources. It's 15 years old, and I've done minor link checks, but am hoping to prioritize cleaning links next summer.
sites.google.com/view/geovisu...
sites.google.com/view/geovisu...
Day 3 - Polygons
The Native Lands in Rhode Island
One of my carto goals is to make a big map of the native lands in the US. Judging by my experience with this RI map, I may have to map by region or state level. Lots of boundaries overlap, making it difficult to show them all.
#30DayMapChallenge
The Native Lands in Rhode Island
One of my carto goals is to make a big map of the native lands in the US. Judging by my experience with this RI map, I may have to map by region or state level. Lots of boundaries overlap, making it difficult to show them all.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Day 3 - Polygons
The Native Lands in Rhode Island
One of my carto goals is to make a big map of the native lands in the US. Judging by my experience with this RI map, I may have to map by region or state level. Lots of boundaries overlap, making it difficult to show them all.
#30DayMapChallenge
The Native Lands in Rhode Island
One of my carto goals is to make a big map of the native lands in the US. Judging by my experience with this RI map, I may have to map by region or state level. Lots of boundaries overlap, making it difficult to show them all.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 2 - Lines
Rhode Island Historical Hurricanes (1851-2024)
Someone made a map of hurricane tracks over FL for a previous 30 Day challenge. I don't remember who it was, and I can't find their info. It was on the old site. Either way, that map inspired me to make one for RI.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Historical Hurricanes (1851-2024)
Someone made a map of hurricane tracks over FL for a previous 30 Day challenge. I don't remember who it was, and I can't find their info. It was on the old site. Either way, that map inspired me to make one for RI.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Day 2 - Lines
Rhode Island Historical Hurricanes (1851-2024)
Someone made a map of hurricane tracks over FL for a previous 30 Day challenge. I don't remember who it was, and I can't find their info. It was on the old site. Either way, that map inspired me to make one for RI.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Historical Hurricanes (1851-2024)
Someone made a map of hurricane tracks over FL for a previous 30 Day challenge. I don't remember who it was, and I can't find their info. It was on the old site. Either way, that map inspired me to make one for RI.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 1 - Points
Rhode Island Lighthouses
Most of my maps will be about Rhode Island. A good way for me to learn about a place (and find datasets) is to try to create a map of a thing.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Lighthouses
Most of my maps will be about Rhode Island. A good way for me to learn about a place (and find datasets) is to try to create a map of a thing.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Day 1 - Points
Rhode Island Lighthouses
Most of my maps will be about Rhode Island. A good way for me to learn about a place (and find datasets) is to try to create a map of a thing.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Lighthouses
Most of my maps will be about Rhode Island. A good way for me to learn about a place (and find datasets) is to try to create a map of a thing.
#30DayMapChallenge
Hey #gischat, is anyone else having issues accessing data from The National Map or LidarExplorer? Whenever I run a search, TNM says "too many records", and LE starts to search, then stops. I'm guessing the issues have something to do with the shutdown.
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hey #gischat, is anyone else having issues accessing data from The National Map or LidarExplorer? Whenever I run a search, TNM says "too many records", and LE starts to search, then stops. I'm guessing the issues have something to do with the shutdown.
I am in Murfreesboro, TN today for another TNGIC forum. Of course, I had to bring a map.
#gischat #gis #cartography
#gischat #gis #cartography
October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I am in Murfreesboro, TN today for another TNGIC forum. Of course, I had to bring a map.
#gischat #gis #cartography
#gischat #gis #cartography
Reposted by Antonio
Wild! This NOAA video shows how quickly fossil fuel CO2 can accumulate. It shows daily fossil CO2 over a 2 year period (2011-2012), starting with a concentration of *Zero*: "By the end of 2012, the entire Northern Hemisphere is red, illustrating a total accumulation of about 9 to 10 ppm of CO2"
October 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wild! This NOAA video shows how quickly fossil fuel CO2 can accumulate. It shows daily fossil CO2 over a 2 year period (2011-2012), starting with a concentration of *Zero*: "By the end of 2012, the entire Northern Hemisphere is red, illustrating a total accumulation of about 9 to 10 ppm of CO2"
Prudence Island is the 3rd largest island in Rhode Island. It is home to over 100 year round residents and is only accessible by boat or ferry. Most of the island is protected from development by the locally run Prudence Conservancy and the NOAA associated NBNERR.
#NACIS #Map #Cartography #GIS
#NACIS #Map #Cartography #GIS
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Prudence Island is the 3rd largest island in Rhode Island. It is home to over 100 year round residents and is only accessible by boat or ferry. Most of the island is protected from development by the locally run Prudence Conservancy and the NOAA associated NBNERR.
#NACIS #Map #Cartography #GIS
#NACIS #Map #Cartography #GIS
Reposted by Antonio
I just spilled my SmartWater on my leg like a big dummy. 🤦
October 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I just spilled my SmartWater on my leg like a big dummy. 🤦
Reposted by Antonio
Most maps shrink Hawaii into a compact box, but the archipelago actually sprawls 2,450 km across the Pacific. That's roughly NYC to Denver. This map shows the true extent — from Kure Atoll in the northwest to the Big Island in the southeast. vividmaps.com/hawaiian-arc...
The True Extent of the Hawaiian Archipelago - Vivid Maps
The Hawaiian archipelago spans 2,450 km (1,520 mi) from Kure Atoll to the Big Island — far more extensive than most people realize.
vividmaps.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Most maps shrink Hawaii into a compact box, but the archipelago actually sprawls 2,450 km across the Pacific. That's roughly NYC to Denver. This map shows the true extent — from Kure Atoll in the northwest to the Big Island in the southeast. vividmaps.com/hawaiian-arc...
Sometimes I have a feeler guess when I have no idea. I talked myself out of it, and of course it was the correct answer. 🤦♂️
chartle.cc
chartle.cc
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Sometimes I have a feeler guess when I have no idea. I talked myself out of it, and of course it was the correct answer. 🤦♂️
chartle.cc
chartle.cc
Reposted by Antonio
Does the news reflect what we die from?
October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Does the news reflect what we die from?
I should have thought about this one a little bit longer. I was in the correct region though.
chartle.cc
chartle.cc
October 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I should have thought about this one a little bit longer. I was in the correct region though.
chartle.cc
chartle.cc
I thought resizing an existing map would be faster than creating a new one from scratch. I was very wrong.
October 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I thought resizing an existing map would be faster than creating a new one from scratch. I was very wrong.
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
September 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM