tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90328822961430292192024-03-15T18:09:40.177-07:00Blue Sky GIS: Maps in comicsGIS, cartoons, comics, mapping, maps, map, cartography, GPS, comics, humor, geography, GPS jokes, GPS humor, GPS cartoons, GPS comics, location, map jokes, map humor, GIS jokes, GIS humor, GPS joke, GIS comic, GIS xkcd, GIS cartoonBlue Sky GIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03782506499381492414noreply@blogger.comBlogger1813125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-34349503235293242002016-04-22T00:47:00.000-07:002016-04-22T00:47:05.944-07:00Take the cakeHere's a series of photos of Earth cakes for Earth Day<br />
<img alt="Get a Bite of the Ol' Blue Marble Just in Time for Earth Day!" class="event-item-lol-image" height="500" id="_r_a_8159701248" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8159701248/h20A6A0AD/" title="Get a Bite of the Ol' Blue Marble Just in Time for Earth Day!" width="500" /><br />
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This one has a raspberry center and layers that kinda simulate the actual interior of the planet<br />
https://imgur.com/a/7IRnI<br />
<img alt="" class="" data-src="//i.imgur.com/0UNYB0O.jpg" height="300" src="https://i.imgur.com/0UNYB0O.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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THis cake is heroic:<br />
<img alt="Who Doesn't Love Heroic Cake?" class="event-item-lol-image" height="700" id="_r_a_8206237184" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8206237184/h8E0CE7AF/" title="Who Doesn't Love Heroic Cake?" width="394" /><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-86117383432964403432015-11-30T00:47:00.000-08:002015-11-30T09:27:32.039-08:00Paris this weekTo coincide with this week's international climate change talks in Paris Amanda has submitted <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/the-fragile-framework-1.18861">this explainer comic</a> by Richard Monastersky & Nick Sousans:<br />
<img height="400" src="http://www.nature.com/polopoly_fs/7.31805.1448363775!/image/nature-fragile-framework-comic-1.jpg_gen/derivatives/fullsize/nature-fragile-framework-comic-1.jpg" width="300" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-73046531483246198832015-11-29T00:47:00.000-08:002015-11-29T19:38:47.148-08:00Walk the worldThere's a guy who has built a walk-able map of the world in <a href="http://www.verdenskortet.dk/?lang=en">Verdenskortet</a>, Denmark<br />
<img alt="http://www.verdenskortet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Verden.png" class="transparent" src="http://www.verdenskortet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Verden.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-82553160972202086332015-11-26T00:47:00.000-08:002015-11-26T00:47:00.076-08:00Abridged history?I'm not sure I get this one:<br />
<img alt="A Proud History" class="event-item-lol-image" height="700" id="_r_a_7845083392" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7845083392/hC0CF43DD/" title="A Proud History" width="318" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-24505373294202088962015-11-25T00:47:00.000-08:002015-11-25T00:47:00.168-08:00At the center of it allArchitecture critic Oliver Wainwright recently went to North Korea and took <a href="http://www.7deadlymag.com/lust/north-korean-interiors-look-exactly-like-a-wes-anderson-film-set/">photos of colorful, symmetrical building interiors</a>. One of them included this North Korea-centric wall map.<img alt="Inside North Korea" src="http://www.7deadlymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/North-Korea-Interior-5.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-8811623058821940752015-11-24T00:47:00.000-08:002015-11-24T12:06:29.269-08:00Mapping terrorHere's a video animation of 15 years of terrorist attacks by designer Milan R. Vuckovic. Is it more or less discomfiting than <a href="http://blueskygis.blogspot.com/2011/03/mushroom-cloud.html">this animation of the history of nuclear tests</a>?<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHbYk2l9w-E" width="560"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-18602834728633780502015-11-20T00:47:00.000-08:002015-11-20T13:08:04.402-08:00The looking glass<img src="https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11216566_10153308461097684_8572709486471780698_n.jpg?oh=fb78d524e2d37bf57f3607407797a6e9&oe=56F4942E" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-80514104712186276812015-10-26T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-26T00:47:00.367-07:00Next classMap of the school hallway:<br />
<img alt="navigating,school hallway,war zone" class="event-item-lol-image" height="658" id="_r_a_5939700224" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/5939700224/hC861C4CA/" title="A Veritable War Zone" width="500" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-60707724880045329632015-10-25T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-25T00:47:00.192-07:00They will always be there<a href="http://owlturd.com/">Owl Turd</a> by <a href="http://blueskygis.blogspot.com/search/label/Owl%20Turd">Shenanigansen</a> is quite the excellent webcomic. Enjoy it. <img alt="funny-web-comics-the-horrifying-reality-of-existence" class="event-item-lol-image" height="3690" id="_r_a_8511877888" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8511877888/h6C8A381C/" title="The Horrifying Reality of Existence" width="500" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-12694134326365566212015-10-24T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-24T00:47:00.279-07:00Introducing Chaos LifeThis is a common experience from <a href="http://chaoslife.findchaos.com/">Chaos Life</a> by A. Stiffler & K. Copeland<br />
<img alt="funny-web-comics-what-are-5-differences-betwixt-these-pictures" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8572979200/hE42814CB/" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-54697448598949041142015-10-23T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-23T00:47:00.092-07:00If it quacks like...Here's an interesting observation:<br />
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<img alt="I don't know what to do with the information." src="http://i.imgur.com/zKkX7rX.jpg" data-reactid=".e.0:$zKkX7rX.0.$zKkX7rX=1jpg" original-title="" style="max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-18960681836918867382015-10-22T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-22T00:47:00.080-07:00Ninja GPSI could have sworn I've posted an example of <a href="http://www.bugmartini.com/">Bug Martini</a> before (by Adam Huber)<img alt="http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-11-gps-ninjagation.png" src="http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-11-gps-ninjagation.png" height="136" width="400" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-75458984163800923912015-10-21T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-21T00:47:00.651-07:00Introducing Atomic Robo<a href="http://www.atomic-robo.com/">Atomic Robo</a> is a webcomic about an atomic-powered robot invented by Nicola Tesla. It often has maps. This one is funny because it shows a character using a map like it's a mall directory rather than the map of the black market freighter in the middle of the Pacific as our heroes/fugitives prepare to re-assemble the titular character and (once again) save the world.<br />
<img border="0" src="http://www.atomic-robo.com/comics/1440255557-ARV1002_12a.jpg" height="309" id="cc-comic" title="v10ch2 Page 12a" width="400" /><br />
Other examples:<br />
<img border="0" src="http://www.atomic-robo.com/comics/1444739992-ARV1003_int15_a.jpg" height="309" id="cc-comic" title="v10ch3 Page 15a" width="400" /><br />
<img border="0" src="http://www.atomic-robo.com/comics/1443529065-ARV1003_int08_a.jpg" height="309" id="cc-comic" title="v10ch3 Page 8a" width="400" /><br />
<img border="0" src="http://www.atomic-robo.com/comics/ARV104_int_print-8.jpg" height="400" id="cc-comic" title="v1ch4 Page 7" width="262" /><br />
<img border="0" src="http://www.atomic-robo.com/comics/1422934497-ARV2_05_int_print-5.jpg" height="400" id="cc-comic" title="v2ch5 Page 5" width="261" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-19131584244846323152015-10-20T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-20T00:47:00.648-07:00Mercator truthMany people have become so used to seeing the Mercator projection of the Earth that there's some confusion about actual sizes of different places on the planet. <a href="http://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTY0NjE3NDA.MjkzNzcyMg*MzU0NzE2NTA%28MjAyMDQ3OQ~!CONTIGUOUS_US*MTAwMjQwNzU.MjUwMjM1MTc%28MTc1%29Mg~!IN*NTI2NDA1MQ.Nzg2MzQyMQ%29MA~!CN*OTkyMTY5Nw.NzMxNDcwNQ%28MjI1%29MQ">Here's an interactive tool </a>to help clarify things.<br />
<img alt="" class="image-component__main-image" data-pin-no-hover="true" height="233" itemprop="contentUrl" src="http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_630_noupscale/55eed5301700004301569987.png?cache=YuXqOUqAfm" width="400" /><br />
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/true-size-map-relative-size-of-countries_55eed0f5e4b002d5c076789d?cps=gravity_5034_8446118398833976286">...and an article to help explain what's going on</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-56423099035525420632015-10-19T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-19T00:47:00.331-07:00Geometric geographical humorPacific Northwest joke in <a href="http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis">Arlo and Janis</a> by <a href="http://blueskygis.blogspot.com/search/label/Jimmy%20Johnson">Jimmy Johnson</a><br />
<img alt="rectangular.gif" src="http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rectangular.gif" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-78134978074612095522015-10-18T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-18T00:47:00.545-07:00Rule 34This might be a trigger warning for some. And if you don't know about Rule 34, <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rule-34">here's the explanation</a><br />
<img alt="Africa x South America" class="centered_photo" data-src="http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/328/182/1cb.jpg" height="400" src="http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/328/182/1cb.jpg" width="384" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-16531629981309610892015-10-17T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-17T00:47:00.598-07:00AbductedSo much pun:<br />
So much pun. From <a href="http://www.justsayeh.com/">Just say eh</a><br />
<img alt="aliens abduction webcomics It's Always a Difficult Conversation to Have" class="event-item-lol-image" height="963" id="_r_a_8574794240" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8574794240/h4AB86914/" title="It's Always a Difficult Conversation to Have" width="522" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-60456321392722667722015-10-16T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-16T00:47:00.197-07:00Blue marblePretty<br />
<img alt="design,map,marble,photography,reflection" class="event-item-lol-image" height="332" id="_r_a_6549998848" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/6549998848/h14D3DEFA/" title="Marble Reflection WIN" width="500" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-9695549307279381212015-10-15T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-15T00:47:00.065-07:00Really highFrom <a href="http://www.ahammaday.com/today/10/25/space">Ahammaday.com</a>. This one seems a bit off. Sure, the one astronoaut's looking the wrong way and his buddy is tapping him on the shoulder to turn around, but it just doesn't quite work somehow.<br />
<img alt="astronaut,earth,funny,space" class="event-item-lol-image" height="327" id="_r_a_8361068032" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8361068032/h700EF7EF/" title="That's Pretty High Up!" width="500" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-5154045680498931572015-10-14T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-14T00:47:00.349-07:00RelievingThis visual trope is a bit <a href="http://blueskygis.blogspot.com/search/label/octopus">familiar</a> (scroll to bottom of that link). This one is from <a href="http://boingboing.net/2015/02/19/canadas-new-surveillance-bil.html">an article</a> about conservative Canadians screwing up privacy:<div>
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And isn't the first time we've had a <a href="http://blueskygis.blogspot.com/search/label/urine">comic involving urine</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-20194661681372531302015-10-13T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-13T00:47:00.207-07:00Jefferson GridThomas Jefferson established the square mile as a foundation for land law in the US. <a href="https://instagram.com/the.jefferson.grid">This instragram account</a> shows images of things found in 1-square-mile crops from Google Earth. It's pretty:<br />
<img alt="screenshot" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-415881" height="382" src="http://i2.wp.com/media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/screenshot11.jpg?resize=593%2C567" width="400" /><br />
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<img alt="screenshot" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-415883" height="400" src="http://i1.wp.com/media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/screenshot13.jpg?resize=593%2C594" width="399" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-12711702726705046102015-10-12T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-12T00:47:00.566-07:00United States of WesterosCollege Humor has put together a <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/post/6902181/game-of-thrones-if-youre-an-american">map of ... parts of... North America after the manner of Westeros</a>:<br />
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<span id="goog_237387010"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-29997570691245417192015-10-11T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-11T00:47:00.056-07:00Water fallApparently some people thought this image/<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/09/22/earth_without_water_nope.html">video</a> was what the Earth would look like without water.<br />
<img alt="http://www.asu.cas.cz/~bezdek/vyzkum/rotating_3d_globe/figures/rotating_3d_globe_preview_Geoid_height_EGM2008_nmax500_BlueWhiteOrangeRed_px0650.png" height="333" src="http://www.asu.cas.cz/%7Ebezdek/vyzkum/rotating_3d_globe/figures/rotating_3d_globe_preview_Geoid_height_EGM2008_nmax500_BlueWhiteOrangeRed_px0650.png" width="400" /> <br />
I't actually just the geoid, which shows the shape of the Earth's surface where gravity is the same (exaggerated for visual effect)<br />
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This is what the Earth would look like without water (which <a href="http://blueskygis.blogspot.com/2012/06/water-water-everywhere.html">we've seen before</a>):<br />
<img alt="Earth without water" pagespeed_url_hash="4226300062" src="http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/09/21/water_on_earth.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg" src_tag_name="src" title="Earth without water" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-67945247694696040382015-10-10T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-10T00:47:00.393-07:00Read it<a href="http://www.halcyonmaps.com/">Halcyon Maps</a> brings you myriad beautiful maps of interesting things, like this map of literary genres<br />
<img alt="" class="image-component__main-image" data-pin-no-hover="true" height="400" itemprop="contentUrl" src="http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_960_noupscale/56047ede1c00002e00bfb8f7.jpeg" width="328" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032882296143029219.post-11765804773604537112015-10-09T00:47:00.000-07:002015-10-09T00:47:00.069-07:00Can't buy me...<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/london/london-underground-rent-map">Map of London in the style of the iconic tube map</a> showing rents in London and how they're unaffordable.<br />
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