John Nelson
@johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social
I make posts about making videos about making maps about stuff.
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Today is a great day for the ocean!
Not only is the new Attenborough Ocean film out today, but I had a sneak peak at the new Great Map at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and it's FABULOUS. A giant Spilhaus projection with beautifully detailed topography. Opens to the public June 7th. 🌊
Not only is the new Attenborough Ocean film out today, but I had a sneak peak at the new Great Map at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and it's FABULOUS. A giant Spilhaus projection with beautifully detailed topography. Opens to the public June 7th. 🌊
May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Today is a great day for the ocean!
Not only is the new Attenborough Ocean film out today, but I had a sneak peak at the new Great Map at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and it's FABULOUS. A giant Spilhaus projection with beautifully detailed topography. Opens to the public June 7th. 🌊
Not only is the new Attenborough Ocean film out today, but I had a sneak peak at the new Great Map at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and it's FABULOUS. A giant Spilhaus projection with beautifully detailed topography. Opens to the public June 7th. 🌊
More examples and a link to the blog post.
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
More examples and a link to the blog post.
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Please don't watch this video about making the Handsome Squidward version of ArcGIS Online maps.
youtu.be/NL2GUU4bRVo
youtu.be/NL2GUU4bRVo
Hack a Dramatic Portrait Mode Effect for ArcGIS Online
YouTube video by John Nelson Maps
youtu.be
April 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Please don't watch this video about making the Handsome Squidward version of ArcGIS Online maps.
youtu.be/NL2GUU4bRVo
youtu.be/NL2GUU4bRVo
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I return to @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social 's Silly Geographic Precision table whenever I see the coordinates in a file I'm trying to make smaller. Latest file was mapping atoms. uxblog.idvsolutions.com/2013/11/sill...
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I return to @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social 's Silly Geographic Precision table whenever I see the coordinates in a file I'm trying to make smaller. Latest file was mapping atoms. uxblog.idvsolutions.com/2013/11/sill...
I'll be at in London May 12 for a 1/2 day cartography workshop hosted by @esriuk.bsky.social. If you'd like to spend a half-day of your allotted time on this earth nerding out on map making with me, here are some details. store.esriuk.com/product/arcg...
March 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I'll be at in London May 12 for a 1/2 day cartography workshop hosted by @esriuk.bsky.social. If you'd like to spend a half-day of your allotted time on this earth nerding out on map making with me, here are some details. store.esriuk.com/product/arcg...
things I like: the Yuka app
March 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
things I like: the Yuka app
things i like: the random 3 or 4 days in a Michigan April when it hits 70 degrees and everyone goes a little bit manic.
March 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
things i like: the random 3 or 4 days in a Michigan April when it hits 70 degrees and everyone goes a little bit manic.
I just shared a new video about making that faded inner-ribbon pattern thing in ArcGIS Online and stuff. it's over on the you toobs.
March 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I just shared a new video about making that faded inner-ribbon pattern thing in ArcGIS Online and stuff. it's over on the you toobs.
things i like: the internet circa 2010/11
March 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
things i like: the internet circa 2010/11
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The #EsriUC agenda is out...and there's BIG news for fans of our Map Wizardry workshop. Not only have we got a third offering for the Friday crowd but we got into the plenary hall on Thursday. Thanks to everyone who ever asked for this!!! No pressure at all 🤪
March 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The #EsriUC agenda is out...and there's BIG news for fans of our Map Wizardry workshop. Not only have we got a third offering for the Friday crowd but we got into the plenary hall on Thursday. Thanks to everyone who ever asked for this!!! No pressure at all 🤪
whoa, just had a crazy idea for getting faded inner hatched ribbons for polygons in ArcGIS Online and it totally worked! now, to try to get back to my original objectives today.
March 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
whoa, just had a crazy idea for getting faded inner hatched ribbons for polygons in ArcGIS Online and it totally worked! now, to try to get back to my original objectives today.
things i dislike: jeans in colors other than blue.
March 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
things i dislike: jeans in colors other than blue.
things i like: my authenticator app gives me a two-digit number to access my account. i seem to have an impromptu anecdote for every number, which helps me remember it in the three seconds between seeing it and keying it in.
March 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
things i like: my authenticator app gives me a two-digit number to access my account. i seem to have an impromptu anecdote for every number, which helps me remember it in the three seconds between seeing it and keying it in.
things i like: the sound of Bob Ross' palette knife mixing paint.
March 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
things i like: the sound of Bob Ross' palette knife mixing paint.
things i like: ironically, the amount of my brain's memory locked up with 80s jingles and sitcom intro songs.
March 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
things i like: ironically, the amount of my brain's memory locked up with 80s jingles and sitcom intro songs.
things i like: finding a good deal (like every other Midwesterner). www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
March 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
things i like: finding a good deal (like every other Midwesterner). www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
how to make a seafloor map inspired by Marie Tharp and Heinrich Berann
youtu.be/LNBQ1XZR4Vw
youtu.be/LNBQ1XZR4Vw
Make a Seafloor Map like Marie Tharp and Heinrich Berann
YouTube video by John Nelson Maps
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
how to make a seafloor map inspired by Marie Tharp and Heinrich Berann
youtu.be/LNBQ1XZR4Vw
youtu.be/LNBQ1XZR4Vw
things i like: the frequent random honking of geese formations overhead as they return north for springtime.
March 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
things i like: the frequent random honking of geese formations overhead as they return north for springtime.
things i dislike: the ideological bifurcation of the internet.
March 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
things i dislike: the ideological bifurcation of the internet.
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👋 recently hit 3k followers on insta and 2k on here so I wanted to take a sec to say hi and share a lil about me! Feel free to reach out! Drop a hello, send maps, share mappy memes and meme ideas, and tag me in potato related posts. Let’s make the world a mappier, spuddier place! 🥔🗺️
March 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
👋 recently hit 3k followers on insta and 2k on here so I wanted to take a sec to say hi and share a lil about me! Feel free to reach out! Drop a hello, send maps, share mappy memes and meme ideas, and tag me in potato related posts. Let’s make the world a mappier, spuddier place! 🥔🗺️
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I made one of John Nelson's cutaway diagrams to illustrate LINZ's 3D Coastal Mapping project. It was just a static image, showing Mayor Island/Tūhua, and the nearby seabed.
One of our graphic designers animated it & turned it up to 11!
www.linkedin.com/posts/toit%C...
@johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social
One of our graphic designers animated it & turned it up to 11!
www.linkedin.com/posts/toit%C...
@johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I made one of John Nelson's cutaway diagrams to illustrate LINZ's 3D Coastal Mapping project. It was just a static image, showing Mayor Island/Tūhua, and the nearby seabed.
One of our graphic designers animated it & turned it up to 11!
www.linkedin.com/posts/toit%C...
@johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social
One of our graphic designers animated it & turned it up to 11!
www.linkedin.com/posts/toit%C...
@johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social
things i like: when i successfully transfer a gigantic pile of wet laundry from the washer to the dryer without dropping anything on the floor.
March 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
things i like: when i successfully transfer a gigantic pile of wet laundry from the washer to the dryer without dropping anything on the floor.
things i like: using chatGPT to quickly geocode a list of 130 place names.
thinks i dislike: having to feed it the list piecemeal because it would just give up after 60 or so, and also skip some.
thinks i dislike: having to feed it the list piecemeal because it would just give up after 60 or so, and also skip some.
February 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
things i like: using chatGPT to quickly geocode a list of 130 place names.
thinks i dislike: having to feed it the list piecemeal because it would just give up after 60 or so, and also skip some.
thinks i dislike: having to feed it the list piecemeal because it would just give up after 60 or so, and also skip some.
things i like: deftly avoiding the silt left in the bottom of the mug from French pressed coffee.
February 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
things i like: deftly avoiding the silt left in the bottom of the mug from French pressed coffee.
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An atoll illustration I was commissioned for several years ago. I love making slices of geologic features so this was a treat to work on!
#geology #atoll #oceanscience #scienceillustration
#geology #atoll #oceanscience #scienceillustration
February 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
An atoll illustration I was commissioned for several years ago. I love making slices of geologic features so this was a treat to work on!
#geology #atoll #oceanscience #scienceillustration
#geology #atoll #oceanscience #scienceillustration