Category: maps

Library of Congress

September 26, 2023 / wendell

Maps to see:

Olaus Magnus, 1527-1539, Nautical Chart and Description of the Northern Lands and Wonders

Honidus, 1631, Map of the World

Henry S. Tanner, 1826, A Map of the United States and Mexico

Johannes Vingboon, 1650, Map of California as an Island

Otto Lindberg and Ernest Alpers (Agloe), General Drafting Co., 1930’s, road map of New York State.

unknown Portuguese mapmaker, 1502, The Cantino Planisphere

Muhammad al-Idrisi, 1154, Tabula Rogeriana

Bellini, 1743, Riviere de l’ouest

the Bedolina Map

anything by: Johann Lambert

anything by: Gerardus Mercator

Fra Mauro map (1460) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FraMauroDetailedMap.jpg

The map of the world created by the astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 – c. 170 CE). From a 15th-century book by Leinhart Holle. Made by the German cartographer Donnus Nicholas Germanus.

A map of Virginia, the area where English colonists settled in 1585 and 1587 CE, establishing Roanoke Colony (North Carolina, USA). The map also shows Florida and was made by John White (d. 1593 CE) in 1585 CE. (British Museum, London)

Children’s books

August 16, 2023 / wendell

Lindsey the GIS Specialist
Tyler Danielson
Bolton & Menk, Inc., 2019
online book: https://www.bolton-menk.com/books/lindsey/Lindsey.html

The next time a child asks you to explain what GIS is, you might want to read them this online book produced by engineering company Bolton & Menk. Entitled, “Lindsey the GIS Specialist”, the book is written by Tyler Danielson who is a GIS specialist with the company. Tyler wrote the book based on his sister, who also works in the GIS field.

The short book follows Lindsey, who works as a GIS specialist, as she explains what the acronym GIS means, the different types of GIS data, how she collects data, and what some of the maps she makes are used for.

Henry’s Map
David Elliot
Philomel Books, 2013
ISBN 978-0-399-16072-1
In a heartwarming tale about a wee little pig called Henry, kids will be taken on a whirlwind adventure around a barnyard as Henry tries to put all of his farm companions in order. Henry is quite a particular pig who likes rhythm and reason; when the barnyard becomes a messy disaster he takes his companions and your child on a trip to map out where they all belong. An easy read for young kinds, this understandable story will make them laugh and teach them a little something about maps along the way.

There’s a Map in my Lap!
Tish Rabe
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, LP 2002
Random House
ISBN 0-375-81099-4
A Doctor Seuss inspired story from the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library, There’s a Map on my Lap! will give children a happy and rhyming introduction to how much fun maps can be. Written by Tish Rabe and illustrated in the style of Dr. Seuss’ famous characters by Aristides Ruiz, the short story follows a few adventuring friends as they follow a map together.

Mapmaking with Children: Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years
David Sobel
Heinemann, A division of Reed Elsevier, Inc, 1998
ISBN-10: 0325000425
In Mapmaking with Children, kids and adults will go through a relatively easy elementary introduction to mapmaking and cartography. Kids will be able to place themselves in their own locations as well as learn about other parts of the world at the same time. This book explores the idea of building a child’s ‘sense of place’ throughout the elementary years accompanied by small project ideas and other tasks for kids to learn from.

Follow That Map!: A First Book of Mapping Skills (Exploring Our Community)
Scot Ritchie
Kids Can Press, 2009
ISBN 978-1-55453-274-2
teacher’s material: https://www.kidscanpress.com/sites/default/files/products/assets/FollowThatMap_2004_teaching.pdf
A First Book of Mapping Skills: Follow that Map! is a comprehensive picture book that allows kids to master not only getting from Point A to Point B, but to recognize certain map features no matter where they are in the world. A collection of likeable characters (both human and animal) waltz through the world finding out about new places and trying to find each other. Kids can search for each of the characters on each page and participate in interactive activities at the end of the book.

Me On The Map (Rise and Shine)
Alfredo Schifini
National Geographic Learning, 1996
ISBN 0-517-70095-6
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney allows young kids to interact with a bright new world all on their own. The main character brings kinds into her colorful world by showing them a map of her bedroom, a map of her neighborhood, and a map of her home in the world to give perspective on how big the world is and how simply you can find your location in it. This picture book will give kids the skills to find their own location as they grow up and as they travel the world themselves.

Map Projections

August 16, 2023 / wendell

interesting links

Projection Connection poster

xkcd maps

Waterman project

Bibliography

Lambert Conformal Conic to Geographic Transformation Formulae Land Information New Zealand

Summary of US Coast and Geodetic Survey docs:

Publication No. 47: Lambert conformal conic projection with two standard parallels d/l as QB275U35no47.pdf

Publication No. 49: Lambert projection tables with conversion tables (supplement to 47, above, d/l as QB275U35no491918.pdf)

Publication No. 53: General Theory of the Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Oscar Adams, 1918

Publication No. 52, Lambert projection tables for the United States (1 item available at NOAA Miami Library.)

Publication No. 57: General Theory of Polyconic Projections (d/l as: general_theory_polygonic_57.pdf)

other:

NOAA Library

penn.edu The Online Books Page

Greek alphabet

nwloaded:

Map Projections – A Working Manual USGS

p 104 – 110 describes LCC


Map Projections - A Working Manual USGS

p 104 - 110 describes LCC
some refs:

    Invalid Projection EPSG:102008
    https://github.com/geopandas/geopandas/issues/943

    ESRI:102004
    USA Contiguous Lambert Conformal Conic
    http://epsg.io/102004

    OpenLayers transform from docs
    https://openlayers.org/en/latest/apidoc/module-ol_proj.html#.transform

    Using coordinates in meters on a static image map
    https://github.com/ghettovoice/vuelayers/issues/399
    which is:
    var oldCode = OSM_layer.getSource().getProjection().getCode(); // Getting projection of target layer
    newCoord = ol.proj.transformExtent([extent.j[0], extent.j[1], extent.j[2], extent.j[3]], oldCode, 'EPSG:4326'); // perform projection transform with given extent.

    stackexchange example of transform:
    https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/238243/transform-coordinates-epsg32628-to-epsg3857-openlayers-3

Lambert Conformal Conic

August 16, 2023 / wendell

Notes on projections

Lambert Projections

random LCC text

Johann Heinrch Lambert

Johann Heinrich Lambert

Quotations Johann Heinrich Lambert

Johann Heinrich Lambert

Johann Heinrich Lambert Biography (Mathematician, Polymath)

Johann Heinrich Lambert some audio

Notes on Mercator’s Projection The following work is my math essay assignment (an essay on any topic related to the Math 30 curriculum). I found it interesting enough that I’ll post it here on my math blog. Yay.

Map projections

Lambert Conformal Conic equations

Lambert Conformal Conic Projection formulas

Maps as a Summary of the World

Commonly Used Map Projections

Forgotten Books

The Lambert Conformal Conic Projection With Two Standard Parallels Special Publication No. 47 (Forgotten Books)

The Lambert Conformal Conic Projection With Two Standard Parallels Special Publication No. 47 (noaa.gov)

General Theory of the Lambert Conformal Conic Projection by Oscar S. Adams This publication gives a general development of the theory of the Lambert conformal conic projection. It is intended to supplement the matter found in Special Publication No. 47 entitled, The Lambert Conformal Conic Projection with No Standard Parallels. It is also supplementary in a way to Special Publication N o. 49, which contains the Lambert projection tables for the region in France, and to Special Publication No. 52, which gives corresponding tables for the United States, since it gives as a whole the mathematical development of the theory upon which they depend.

Map Projection Design Alan Vonderohe (January 2020)

Mercator’s Projection

The Mercator projection

Types of Map Projections Elizabeth Borneman | January 5, 2015 | Maps and Cartography

Map Projections – types and distortion patterns

Transverse Mercator and Lambert Conformal Conic: Map Projection Functions Alan Vonderohe (February 2020)