Contour Lines explained
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Contours can be thought of as like a stack of irregular pancakes, with each contour line representing the edge of the pancake. If the contour interval is 1 metre,…
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The Cartographic Conundrum
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As a cartographer with an extensive background in topographic mapping I have been trained to produce maps as accurately as I possibly can, but of course a map is…
Map Generalisation
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When depicting information on a map the cartographer has to make choices on how to display the sometimes complex and very dense information without losing the flavour and meaning…
Map Symbology
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When producing a map it is important to choose mapping symbols that can be easily understood by the map reader. When using colour there are some fairly obvious conventions,…
Contour Lines explained
Contours can be thought of as like a stack of irregular pancakes, with each contour line representing the edge of the pancake. If the contour interval is 1 metre, each ‘pancake’ would be… Continue reading
Words for Water Talk at Waterwheel Symposium
In March this year, I presented a talk about the ongoing project Words for Water as part of the Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium. Just this weekend some documentation of the presentations has been… Continue reading
365 Places: Rainbow Bay
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Day 32: Rainbow Bay, Queensland, Australia Today, we return to my home state of Queensland to talk about a place that has some family history. This story is…
365 Places: Korora Beach
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Day 31: Korora Beach, New South Wales, Australia We are staying at Korora Beach for a week, hence the posts about the mid-north coast of New South Wales.…