Maps (the non-digital variety)
As you probably know, I am pretty much into OpenStreetMap and digital maps. I have always found (paper) maps, and different visualisations fascinating. I found myself at London GeoMob last Thursday where I encountered two types of non-digital, non-paper maps.
The first one, was a 1800s style rendering of London from Wellingtons Travel — fully hand-drawn. I found them quite beautiful, and would be happy to have one on my wall. Some pictures that I took of it are here:
I am even more excited about a second project: SplashMaps. At some point you probably have been in a situation where you were out and about walking somewhere in a city or the country and you had to find your way. In cities you can often ask people and/or get our your phone, but that doesn't cut it when you are on some remote hill in Scotland. You need a paper map (for more than one reason!). And of course, it is always raining (we're in Scotland after all!). Ordnance Survey will sell you laminated Explorer Maps for this, which have saved me quite a few times. However, they are bulky and the place that you are looking for is either always on a fold, or on the opposite site of the map!
At GeoMob a solution showed up in the form of SplashMaps—they are basically a map printed on cloth, water-proof, but you can still use a marker to mark out your route, wash it, and it is good as new again. Here is a picture of one of their prototypes of the New Forest:
The maps are specifically made with walking and cycling (in national parks) in mind, so it has all the features that are important: paths, bike repair shops, bogs and pubs (and a lot more!). They are currently running a funding round on KickStarter and I would urge you to check them out. I have backed the project and looking forwards to getting my maps for my favourite parks... I do need to think about which ones they are!
Life Line
I've finished reading This Way Up. It's about maps, that went wrong.
It's a good read, but htyerr were several chapters that were written in a novel way (as a video transcript, a series of letters), and I found distracting from the a tail content. It'll have worked better in a produced video.
No mention of @openstreetmap though :-(
Updated a bench
Created a tree; Updated 3 humps and a waste_basket
The Early Cormorant Catches the Eel
Sorry, not the best photo! But I caught this Cormorant catching this large eel when looking for Bank Swallows, right next to Eel Pie Island in the Thames.
#Birds #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Photography #London
Updated an estate_agent office
I went to my nieces' birthday party yesterday.
The theme was pink, and that included all the food, mostly died with beet root.
Shock and horror this morning when doing number two. Not only was my turd dark red, it was also glittering at me. Apparently the carrot cake had edible glitter...
So now I know what's worse than glitter.
😂 ✨ 💩 🟣Long-Tailed Tit on a Branch with Lichen
I've been spending some time in random London local nature reserves.
Sitting and listening, and in fifteen minutes you spot countless species.
This one was in Ham Lands Local Nature Reserve near Teddington.
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A Colourful Mandarin
In The Long Water in Kensington Palace Gardens, London.
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Created 7 benches
Created 2 benches
Created a bench
I walked 7.3km in 2h28m39s
Added a note about a duplicate Papersmiths
I walked 4.1km in 49m02s
Fixed website
fix typo
Updated a bench
I walked 1.6km in 20m26s
I walked 1.1km in 11m49s
The Yellow Eye
A blue heron's head, with its very yellow stare-y eye.
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My little Lego box is telling me it really is quite warm outside.
Created a bicycle_parking and a crossing
I walked 3.3km in 41m56s
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