I saw this poster created using a DEM from Lidar data. Very beautiful presentation of a river with a shallow elevation range.
Lidar Derived DEM Poster
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Category Archives: Fun Stuff
The Cahill-Keyes Map Projection
Check out this story of the man behind the Cahill-Keyes world map projection. You can buy a high resolution 61″ x 29″ wall map of it by clicking below.
Crisp 4pt font and 0.05mm thick semi-transparent lines!
Super Bowl Perspectives Map
Super Bowl XLVIII will take place on Sunday, February 2, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. See where the game will be played and explore a series of maps that will tell you everything you need to know about the NFL’s annual championship game. Explore everything from live temperature feeds and transportation infrastructure in the New York/New Jersey region to the 10 coldest Super Bowls of all time.
Birdwatching 21st Century Style
Gotta love those robotic birds. The FAA predicted in 2012 that within 20 years time there could be as many as 30,000 drones flying over the US soil alone. Are you prepared to identify them? Get your survival guide today!
Rare Book and Map Thieves
Interesting article about thieves that steal rare books and maps from libraries, like this guy:
William Jacques, an oil-company accountant dubbed the “Tome Raider” by the British press, was jailed for stealing rare books by Newton, Thomas Paine and others from Cambridge University and other libraries in the 1990s. When he was released, he promptly stole books from the Royal Horticultural Society. Many books remain missing, and he is now banned from all U.K. libraries.
Read more here.
The Unsolvable Maze
Over 30 years ago, a man worked on this maze for over 7 years and no one knew about it until now. It is probably unsolvable. Check it out.
Apparently you can purchase a copy, though it is in high demand and on backorder: http://shop.spoon-tamago.com/collections/new/products/papas-maze
The Mapmaking Process in 1973
Here’s another one I found for your SoCalGIS info fix … and yes I am catching up from vacation! 🙂 -mike
In 1973, the United States Army produced training film TF5-4523 entitled, “The Mapmaking Process” which it described as explaining the “theory of mapmaking, and illustrates the methods and techniques used to produce maps; planning, surveying, compiling, and reproduction.” Retrieved from the National Archives, the training video is available in three parts for viewing.
Read more and watch the video posted on GIS Lounge:
A Map of Mythical Lake Monsters
Just in case you have not seen it all yet in 2013, The Lake Mosters of America map!
27 Incredible Views
This link is from Bonnie at Manhattan Beach. Here are 27 incredible views that you would only see if you were a bird. Click on the image below.
Merry Christmas 2013
As 2013 nears it’s end, I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year before I go on vacation! For your viewing pleasure I included this cool 1950’s Christmas map which shows Santa Claus visiting places all over the world.
Enjoy! -mike (Michael Carson, GIS Manager, City of Burbank)
PS – Let me know if you want to host our next SoCalGIS meeting in the new year. Just contact me at mcarson@burbankca.gov .
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