Heat Maps
While at the UW, I created a set of heat maps showing the density of responses to our Campus Landscape Framework survey. The survey asked a
August 13, 2014
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Conspiracy Theories
Geographic History–Philadelphia
“Morphogenesis of a Philadelphia City Block” The first time I mapped out a historical geography was as a young SFSU undergrad. I recently came across this
July 30, 2014
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July 9, 2014
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Bay of LA–Other Sea Rise Levels
As a follow-up to the Bay of LA map, here’s an animated gif of progressive sea level rise in the LA Basin.
July 7, 2014
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Islands of Portland
Welcome to Greenhouse Earth–Portland edition. The Portland archipelago awaits your descendants. This map has been updated! Here’s the old Portland map Update: Someone pointed out these
July 7, 2014
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Bebb & Gould Regent’s Plan for the UW, 1915-1945
The Bebb & Gould plan for the University of Washington–updated nine times between 1915-1945. North is left. This plan is a great display of both
July 5, 2014
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A History of the UW in 120 Frames
I love watching things change over time. Buildings, landscapes, street grids–everything morphs with changing technologies and cultural priorities, and time-enabled mapping can help us visualize
May 1, 2014
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Seattle Archipelago in the Media
Even though I’ve only made nine posts on this blog, I’m going to get all self-referential. What happened with the Islands of Seattle map was both thrilling and
April 23, 2014
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UW Transportation, Past and Future
As part of a recent historical research project, I georeferenced a ton of old plans and maps of the University of Washington campus and surrounding
January 9, 2014
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Planning for Safe Routes to School
The McDonald International School re-opened in 2012, after 31 years of being mothballed and leased out to various NGOs. Even though the school is in
January 6, 2014
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Spatialities
I hear “blogs” are big right now. I think I’ll start a “blog”. A picture is supposed to be a nice addition to these “postings”;
January 5, 2014
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