Ed in SpaceApplying hillshade to vintage topographic mapsIn my previous two posts (Adding ambient occlusion to a terrain map and Generating layers for ambient occlusion with Python) I created a…3d ago3d ago
Ed in SpaceGenerating layers for ambient occlusion with PythonThe most time-consuming part of manually creating an ambient occlusion effect is generating the twelve layers needed from the original…Sep 7Sep 7
Ed in SpaceAdding ambient occlusion to a terrain mapI recently came across this map of Alaska by Greg Fiske and it blew me away. I immediately wanted to revisit my Crater Lake maps (from…Aug 29Aug 29
Ed in SpaceTrying out Claude 3.5 Sonnet’s map-making skillsIn my previous post, I walked through the process of creating a simple, stylized city map using freely available datasets and a couple of…Aug 14Aug 14
Ed in SpaceinStackademicGenerating a stylized city map with PythonStylized city maps are everywhere. You can spend hours browsing through them on Etsy. I wanted to see how well I could emulate one of them…Jul 30Jul 30
Ed in SpaceMapping the expansion of the Atlantic Coast ConferenceIn my previous post, I used ChatGPT-4 to generate code for creating a dataset that captures the evolving shape of the Atlantic Coast…Jun 13Jun 13
Ed in SpaceUsing ChatGPT-4o to generate a geospatial datasetFascinated by the chaotic realignment of U.S. collegiate athletic conferences, I wanted to create some maps about it. I started with the…Jun 8Jun 8
Ed in SpaceRe-creating a terrain map with PythonIn a previous post, I documented the layers of a terrain map that I made using ArcGIS Pro while following along with a great tutorial by…Jun 61Jun 61
Ed in SpaceBuilding a terrain mapRevisiting this map, I wanted to document the layers for future reference. With the layers documented and understood, this could then be…May 4May 4
Ed in SpaceMap: Lighthouses of WashingtonA variation on the previous map, here just focusing on Washington state. This map also has a paper texture added.Apr 30Apr 30