Edward Alexander
@makemeamap.bsky.social
Mapmaker of military history and historic sites, ska and punk music lift me up, Illini and Chicago sports bring me down
Great morning got even better
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Great morning got even better
Is this the red wave?
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Is this the red wave?
Welcome to Jackass
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Welcome to Jackass
After all that ink he has a
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
After all that ink he has a
Just caught this on the back of a TSJ card. How dare they, but I have been wondering in the portal era which schools will get credit on the backs of cards and in player introductions.
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Just caught this on the back of a TSJ card. How dare they, but I have been wondering in the portal era which schools will get credit on the backs of cards and in player introductions.
Walked a trail to map it out using ArcGIS Earth on my phone. Forgot to turn off the track when I drove off. Super weird at how much more smoother and accurate it tracked while I was moving significantly faster. There are a few segments of the trail it notably lopped off.
October 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Walked a trail to map it out using ArcGIS Earth on my phone. Forgot to turn off the track when I drove off. Super weird at how much more smoother and accurate it tracked while I was moving significantly faster. There are a few segments of the trail it notably lopped off.
Doing some fieldwork for a map project today
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Doing some fieldwork for a map project today
Good luck Chicago Dog to kick off the postseason
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Good luck Chicago Dog to kick off the postseason
Kid doesn't take a lot of naps anymore but when she does we are gonna (gently) rock out
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Kid doesn't take a lot of naps anymore but when she does we are gonna (gently) rock out
The February 15, 1856 Charleston Mercury gives some more backstory (I'm assuming this has to be the same person, given some details)
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The February 15, 1856 Charleston Mercury gives some more backstory (I'm assuming this has to be the same person, given some details)
What's the baseball equivalent to Ohio State not even bothering to pass?
September 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
What's the baseball equivalent to Ohio State not even bothering to pass?
Hey, you're on deck... Nick??
September 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Hey, you're on deck... Nick??
Yeah, my kid puts a dozen in my pocket on every walk
September 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Yeah, my kid puts a dozen in my pocket on every walk
What's been eating people's faces in West Virginia?
July 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
What's been eating people's faces in West Virginia?
As with everything else, this administration barely thought this through. It's a battlefield. Of course there's gonna be signage that doesn't emphasize beauty or grandeur. This one at Fredericksburg even acknowledges there's not abundance of historical landscape--the last item in point 3.
June 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
As with everything else, this administration barely thought this through. It's a battlefield. Of course there's gonna be signage that doesn't emphasize beauty or grandeur. This one at Fredericksburg even acknowledges there's not abundance of historical landscape--the last item in point 3.
As if this Big Ten baseball tournament graphic wasn't confusing enough, there appears to be contour lines simply for the sake of not having a blank background. It's not the area around the stadium (I checked).
May 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
As if this Big Ten baseball tournament graphic wasn't confusing enough, there appears to be contour lines simply for the sake of not having a blank background. It's not the area around the stadium (I checked).
Oceans are now battlefields. We will win the air war.
May 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Oceans are now battlefields. We will win the air war.
Gonna assume that the forced update to rename the Gulf of Mexico is also what is messing up the map levels for the USGS National Map on ArcGIS. My computer's getting old, but I assure you it can handle more details than this on the screen.
February 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Gonna assume that the forced update to rename the Gulf of Mexico is also what is messing up the map levels for the USGS National Map on ArcGIS. My computer's getting old, but I assure you it can handle more details than this on the screen.
Took a look at Google Maps and saw this poignant image of a pedestrian reaching the abrupt end of the sidewalk on the other side of the road. Almost more frustrating to have it in spurts. What if they have a stroller, wheelchair, or are simply not that mobile and trusted they were gonna have a path?
February 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Took a look at Google Maps and saw this poignant image of a pedestrian reaching the abrupt end of the sidewalk on the other side of the road. Almost more frustrating to have it in spurts. What if they have a stroller, wheelchair, or are simply not that mobile and trusted they were gonna have a path?