r/cartography

This is my first GIS project. I'm currently self-learning GIS and hoping to start a degree in Environmental Science (UK) this year, with an aim to work in conservation (preferably marine) in the future.

I live in Wales and wanted to create a portfolio piece to start learning GIS, something relevant to me and the field i'd love to work in.

QGIS was used to make the map with data from JNCC (OGL v3.0), EMODnet Bathymetry 2024, Esri World Imagery, OS Open Data, Natural Resources Wales.

After I imported the map into Affinity Designer to add the details.

As this is my first attempt I'd really appreciate any feedback.

I dropped the AI Edit qgis plugin a month ago. At the beginning, it was only for image generation, but users really just wanted a vectorization tool. It works great now, and I'm happier (:

El Atlas de Urbano Monte, creado en Milán hacia 1587, es una de las obras cartográficas más asombrosas y ambiciosas del Renacimiento. No es un mapa común; es un manuscrito monumental que destaca por varios motivos:

​Proyección Única: A diferencia de los mapas planos tradicionales, Monte utilizó una proyección azimutal equidistante, lo que significa que el mapa está diseñado para ser visto desde el Polo Norte hacia afuera, permitiendo una visión circular y esférica del mundo.

​Tamaño Monumental: El mapa original consta de 60 láminas individuales que, de ensamblarse completamente, formarían un planisferio de unos 3 metros de diámetro, convirtiéndolo en el mapa más grande del mundo de su época.

​Mezcla de Realidad y Fantasía: Aunque incluye datos geográficos muy avanzados para 1587 (como una forma de Japón bastante precisa gracias a misiones jesuitas), está lleno de criaturas míticas: sirenas, unicornios, centauros y el pájaro Roc que mencionamos, reflejando el misticismo del siglo XVI.

​Riqueza de Detalles: Además de la geografía, el atlas incluye retratos de reyes (como Felipe II de España), notas sobre el clima, descripciones de las costumbres de los pueblos y datos sobre la flora y fauna de cada región.

I get that it's supposed to represent the world, but Australia looks completely differnet. At first I thought that it might actually be antarctis, but it seems that was just not included at all.

It was on a UN memorial, if that's relevant.

I'm making a YouTube video about Kievan Rus' and Russia history and I need a map of Major Varangian Trade Routes around the 8th and 11th centuries overlay onto a modern map of Russia and Europe. I don't frequent this subreddit often so so sorry if this is what you guys don't really do here often. Here's the picture of the map I'm talking about. The Volga Trade Route is shown in red and the Dnieper and Dniester routes are in purple. That's what I'd like on the other map. (not orange). Overlay this on a simple map of this same area but with modern day border lines.

Something great is coming!

New app for terrain bending in the style of H.C. Berann

Would you like to try it?

I get such heebie jeebies any time I drive on this particular back road- right here at the corner in particular— it’s super deserted and people come dump stuff at the corner in black garbage bags so maybe that’s why it feels ominous. Like you don’t know what they’re dumping lol I don’t normally get weirded out by this stuff but anyways.

I thought I’d see on Google Maps if there was anything around out there. But now I’ve gotten distracted with what this weird area is on the satellite view. It’s in the middle of the bayou so it’s very lush and wet all around (to the right as the bayou gets heavy that way and eventually the bay) and then to the left is the road and farmlands. But it’s all green and stuff but then this weird gray area is just sticking out like a sore thumb and I wondered what it was. It looks almost like it was burned or something. I have no idea why I get so nosey about Google Maps or if there’s a better section to post this on lol but this kind of stuff bothers my brain a lot haha

Here’s screenshots or coordinates are:

30.46644° N, 87.47985° W

On a side note I did find a woodmen of the world cemetery to the right out in the bayou and I find that VERY weird haha