John Nelson
@johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social
I make posts about making videos about making maps about stuff.
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/...
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...
i like to kick things off with an existential crisis
March 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
i like to kick things off with an existential crisis
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 like: gigantic piles of fluffy snow.
February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
things i like: gigantic piles of fluffy snow.
thanks Aaron! adding a legend now.
February 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
thanks Aaron! adding a legend now.
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
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.
Please do not watch this.
February 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Please do not watch this.
Here are global currents in the Spilhaus one-world-ocean map projection.
February 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here are global currents in the Spilhaus one-world-ocean map projection.
13. Apply the theme you made and review! Get ready to live.
January 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
13. Apply the theme you made and review! Get ready to live.
12. You can make your own color/font theme. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
January 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
12. You can make your own color/font theme. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
11. Let readers come up for air between sections. Time for summaries and segues. Too much media in a row gets tedious.
January 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
11. Let readers come up for air between sections. Time for summaries and segues. Too much media in a row gets tedious.
10. Consider ending a tour with a return to the overall area of interest.
January 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
10. Consider ending a tour with a return to the overall area of interest.
9. Just a handful, with a bit of interesting commentary about each.
January 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
9. Just a handful, with a bit of interesting commentary about each.
8. Show off the places of special interest, or some of the extremes.
January 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
8. Show off the places of special interest, or some of the extremes.
7. Ready for a tour!
January 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
7. Ready for a tour!
6. Now that we have context, time for those map layers.
January 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
6. Now that we have context, time for those map layers.
5. Ok, zoom in on your area of interest.
January 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
5. Ok, zoom in on your area of interest.
4. Set the geographic stage first. Provide context.
January 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
4. Set the geographic stage first. Provide context.
3. Kicking off a narrative. Not so fast on the maps yet. Ok then a map, but make sure it's a big cool "sidecar" format.
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
3. Kicking off a narrative. Not so fast on the maps yet. Ok then a map, but make sure it's a big cool "sidecar" format.
2. Set up your story's splash screen.
January 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
2. Set up your story's splash screen.
Here's how to make a nice little StoryMap. Find free photography, do some map choreography, and make a custom theme.
1. Snag some cool Unsplash photos
1. Snag some cool Unsplash photos
January 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Here's how to make a nice little StoryMap. Find free photography, do some map choreography, and make a custom theme.
1. Snag some cool Unsplash photos
1. Snag some cool Unsplash photos
Blue whale migration for those gigantic beasts of the North Eastern Atlantic. www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
January 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Blue whale migration for those gigantic beasts of the North Eastern Atlantic. www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Thanks @womeningis.bsky.social for the opportunity!
January 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thanks @womeningis.bsky.social for the opportunity!
January 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM