30DayMapChallenge 2025 – Week 3

Overview

Week 3 of the 30DayMapChallenge recap.

As a reminder, I decided to focus a single area of interest (AOI) for most of my maps: Rhode Island.


https://30daymapchallenge.com/


Week 3 Map Gallery

All maps were made with QGIS and Affinity Designer. The Rhode Island Hillshade map was made with Rayshader in RStudio and Affinity Designer.


#Social Media (Bluesky)

Day 15 – Fire
Rhode Island Wildfire Risk

Day 15 – FireRhode Island Wildfire RiskI swear I am not making the same forest map over and over again. 😂Overall, RI has a very low wildfire risk. It is probably no surprise that the forested areas are at higher risk. The risk also increases from north to south.#30DayMapChallenge

Antonio Antoine (@aasmith.bsky.social) 2025-11-15T16:06:38.930Z

Day 16 – Cell
Nearest Hill in Rhode Island

Now with more accuracy! 😅I goofed and got my meters and feet mixed up. Thanks to @bboucek.bsky.social for catching that! Normally, I reproject my DEM so I don't have to do the conversion later. I forgot this time.The highest point in RI is still Jerimoth Hill at 803ft (244m).#30DayMapChallenge

Antonio Antoine (@aasmith.bsky.social) 2025-11-16T21:51:14.214Z

Day 17 – A New Tool
Rhode Island Hillshade

Day 17 – A New ToolRhode Island HillshadeI am a day or two behind now. I finally got #Rayshader installed; it was a whole ordeal. This map is nothing crazy. Just a hillshade of Rhode Island that I annotated in #AffinityDesigner. #30DayMapChallenge

Antonio Antoine (@aasmith.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T02:49:47.748Z

Day 18 – Out of This World
Sea of Tranquility Apollo Lunar Landings

Day 18 – Out of This WorldSea of Tranquility Apollo Lunar LandingsTechnically, there is just the one Apollo mission in the Mare Tranquilitus, but the others are in the extent. Fun fact: I grew up in the Rocket City, and I was born on the anniversary of a lunar landing. #30DayMapChallenge

Antonio Antoine (@aasmith.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T14:59:25.583Z

Day 19 – Projections (GIS Day)
Rhode Island Projections

Day 19 – ProjectionsRhode Island ProjectionsAll caught up!I wanted to compare a few projections I have tried with my Rhode Island maps. These projections are centered on Providence, similar to @kennethkhw.bsky.social map.#30DayMapChallenge

Antonio Antoine (@aasmith.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T21:14:01.645Z

Day 20 – 10 Minute Map
Narragansett Bay Watershed

Day 20 – WaterNarragansett Bay Watershed10 Days to go! I am starting to feel a little repetitive. 😰 The bathymetry saved this one. Almost all of Rhode Island is in the Narragansett Bay Watershed. I think I will expand this one into a large format map one day.#30DayMapChallenge

Antonio Antoine (@aasmith.bsky.social) 2025-11-20T18:52:01.597Z

Day 21 – Icon
Rhode Island Public Libraries

Day 21 – IconRhode Island Public LibrariesHere are the Public Libraries across Rhode Island. The symbol is from the @nounproject.bsky.social, which is probably one of the best subscriptions I have. The symbols are graduated by square footage. #30DayMapChallenge

Antonio Antoine (@aasmith.bsky.social) 2025-11-21T15:01:33.439Z

Up next, Week 4!

  • The Longest Night Map
  • 16 Maps of Rhode Island
  • How to Fully Control Imported SVG Symbols in QGIS
  • 30DayMapChallenge 2025 – Week 4
  • 30DayMapChallenge 2025 – Week 3
  • Create a Joy Plot Map in QGIS