Blog posts about my thoughts, maps, and various other topics.
The Longest Night Map
The Winter Solstice is approaching on December 21st, which means the nights will soon get shorter until the summer. Assuming you live south of the Arctic Circle, of course. For this map, I revisited one of my most popular maps from the 2025 #30DayMapChallenge for an update. If you are like me, the worst part…
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16 Maps of Rhode Island
To cap off the 2025 #30DayMapChallenge, I made a map quilt featuring my favorite maps I made of Rhode Island. A few of the early maps had to be redone to include Block Island at my preferred scale. At some point during the challenge, I realized how to make a custom page size in QGIS,…
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How to Fully Control Imported SVG Symbols in QGIS
As a frequent user of custom SVG symbols in ArcGIS Pro, I naturally wanted to use this method in QGIS. While you can import SVG files as symbols, the layer controls (fill and stroke colors, lineweights, etc.) are unavailable. This is due to some under-the-hood issues, which we will address in this workflow. Introduction During…
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30DayMapChallenge 2025 – Week 4
Overview Week 4 of the 30DayMapChallenge recap. As a reminder, I decided to focus a single area of interest (AOI) for most of my maps: Rhode Island. There are a couple of exceptions this week. https://30daymapchallenge.com/ Week 4 Map Gallery All maps were made with QGIS and Affinity Designer. #Social Media (Bluesky) Day 22 -…
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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.…
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