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michael mcneil
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geographer by day, traveler by night
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michael mcneil @mikusthetiger.bsky.social · Nov 15
Hello Bluesky! I joined to connect with the mapping community on here, and you also can find me working on cartography, GIS, and technology projects at the following:

LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/in/rmichaelm...
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Michael McNeil
Michael McNeil is the GIS Coordinator for the St. Tammany Parish Assessor's Office.
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mikusthetiger.bsky.social
when you are running
the anxious world drifts away
and you become time

2025-04-27

#running + #writing + #mapping
April 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
down the pine alley
i am witnessing the trees
as they witness me

2025-04-06

#running + #writing + #mapping
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
aerialembroidery.bsky.social
'A spring walk among the cherry blossoms' - this aerial embroidery, plus two smaller ones, has now been added to my site! I feel like I've been reawakened with spring finally here and of course blossoms were my go to 😊 all here: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/collection/a... #landscape
March 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
ooooh the azaleas
an exploding pink mural
nature’s graffiti

2025-03-23

#running + #writing + #mapping
March 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
kylewalker.bsky.social
I've found the use of #LLMs most effective when they augment, not replace, existing workflows.

Shown here: a proof-of-concept #rstats / Shiny app where an LLM is used to "explain" a geocoded location on a map.
March 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
pinakographos.bsky.social
From the archives: "On Edges," a 2021 post that just came back to my mind recently. somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/o...
On Edges
I use a lot of subtle effects in my mapping work. Knockouts, inner glows, blurs, and other such tricks help me separate land from water, or keep my text legible. Until recently, I thought of all of…
somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
spring dreams untethered
when the ruby throats arrive
up up and away

2025-03-16

#running + #writing + #mapping
March 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
aerialembroidery.bsky.social
'My heart beats [in fields of gold]'... its coming to that time of year so time to share this oilseed aerial from a past spring! That rich acid yellow has a spot in my heart 💛💛 I have to do another embroidery landscape like it very soon!! #fiberarts #embroidery
A hand holding an embroidery hoop in front of a cream wall. The hoop contains a sewn aerial landscape depicting oilseed meadows in bright yellow, green grass fields and areas of deep green trees. There's a grey road that breaks into two passing through the whole landscape.
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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miskaknapek.bsky.social
#datascience

oho, neat : one can treat pandas/dateteime timestamps like numbers and round them off, according to the time unit one's using (here [D]ay ) :-)

pandas.pydata.org/docs/referen...
March 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
amsterdam/brussels:
a celebration of parks
and more love for home

2025-03-09

#running + #writing + #mapping
March 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
moriartymaps.com
Was honored to help out @mapcenter.com with their new logo! Andrew's livin' the dream of running a brick and mortar map shop, and killing it being a positive advocator for maps and mapmakers old and new.
mapcenter.com Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · Mar 3
New logo, what do you think? @moriartymaps.com did an awesome job!
Globe being peeled like an orange with the text "The Map Center"
March 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
less than one hundred
so much pollen in the air
spring sprung a headache

2025-02-27

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
wow i am super excited about traveling to #amsterdam next week for mardi gras

look at that strava heat map

so many parks and water vistas

amsterdam looks like a #running paradise!

anyone here familiar and care to share recommendations? also any good local running shops?
February 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
sun kissed your bare skin
and a hint of foreign air
never more alive

2025-02-22

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
soaring red-tailed hawk
arctic air and bluebird skies
notice the small joys

2025-02-20

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
oh how suffering
can be so freeing when you
lose your self and live

2025-02-16

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
there comes a point in
every run when it feels like
you might forever

2024-12-22

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
lil’ spot on the butt
now you see it everywhere
yellow-rumped warbler

2025-02-13

#running + #writing + #mapping (and #birding too!)
February 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
dead wren on the porch
tear drops falling from the sky
the suffering ends

#running #writing #mapping
February 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
default: run away!
when what’s life asking of you?
to keep showing up

#running #writing #mapping
February 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
mikusthetiger.bsky.social
on long runs i write
as the feet pound, the thoughts clear
a mind-body sys

#running #writing #mapping
February 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social
i was asked by folks to do more with small-scale map resources so i've been tinkering with this strip, or ribbon, map of a stretch of the Red Cedar River.
February 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
tterence.bsky.social
Mines of the Americas.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
A visualisation of the mines of the Americas
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
hannahdormido.bsky.social
Hi BlueSky community! If you’re hiring for GIS/ carto positions, do you mind threading them here? I am trying to help friends who have been recently laid off to find opportunities. I appreciate you!
February 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by michael mcneil
mapcourt.bsky.social
Mappy hour find!

Front page of the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal on July 5, 1942.

Cartographer: Warner S. Nelson

Link to full, zoomable map in thread
cover page of Minneapolis Star Tribune: July 5, 1942. top half shows map of north pole with trade routes. bottom half shows detailed map of Alaska. textbox header reads “the strategy of Alaska is based on modern aviation” Small map globe view of the pacific, showing Alaska’s close proximity to Asia. Text reads: The strategy of Alaska is based on modern aviation. It took the modern long-distance bomber to make Alaska a strategic area in this first global war. On the great circle (shortest) route between America and Asia, Alaska may be the outpost of United States defense against Japan—or it may be a springboard for United States attack on Japan. Realization of Alaska's important position in the Pacific war theater (see globe) is difficult for persons who think in terms of flat maps. In the Arctic regions the tight, sharp curves of the earth work many strange wonders on distances, wonders that air-minded U. S. military strategists are not overlooking in the case of Alaska. That's why troops, planes and supplies are reinforcing Alaska almost every 24 hours. "He who holds Alaska," said the late General William Mitchell, "holds the world." Close-up screenshot of map detail, showing Alaskan panhandle and Alaska’s huge size in comparison to the contiguous U.S. Annotation reads: On Alaskan “panhandle” are forests which could supply one-quarter of United States’ newsprint perpetually. Close-up screenshot of where Alaska and Asia meet, separated only by the narrow Bering Strait. We see the international date line between the continents, with a “Sunday” label on Asian side and “Saturday” label on Alaskan side. Also on the Alaskan side, an annotation reads “United States’ only tin deposits — still underdeveloped.”
January 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM