The NY Sea
This map has been updated! Check out my other sea rise maps, or see the original–Burrito Justice & Brian Stokle’s map of San Francisco. For all of these maps,
January 6, 2015
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Conspiracy Theories
Montreal Archipelago
See the other maps This map shows 40 meters of sea level rise. Only 2/3 of the world’s ice sheets melted to produce this archipelago.
December 2, 2014
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Palm Springs Bay
You thought you were safe in your desert resort? As the oceans rise, the Gulf of California will inundate the Imperial Valley, and finally reach its ultimate
December 2, 2014
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Vancouver Archipelago
Perched at the western edge of the Fraser Sea, the Vancouver Archipelago holds what remains of a great western city. This map has been updated!
September 30, 2014
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September 22, 2014
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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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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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