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Tom Patterson

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Retired public servant (US National Park Service). Love making maps!

Virginia, USA
Joined January 2018
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Tom Patterson
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The USGS has released a new batch of Hawaii 1-meter DEMs. These quick 3D renders of Diamond Head and Haleakala show the exquisite terrain detail.
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A design refresh of the Equal Earth political maps. Available in 16 languages and with versions centered on 90W, 0, 11E, and 150 E. For free, of course.
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I grew up in the Adirondack Park, NY, in the county with the lowest population density east of the Mississippi. Could explain why my penchant for mapping the natural world ;)
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Tom Patterson
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My "Austral Earth" map needed a new shaded relief flipped upside down and illuminated from the SE to minimize relief inversion. Did it with Eduard software.
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Tom Patterson
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For my southern hemisphere friends: a south-at-top version of Equal Earth. The map even has an albatross on it. Get it here for free:
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Tom Patterson
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If you like tropical islands, this is the map for you. Get it for free here:
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Mercator projection be gone: Africans in support of the Equal Earth projection.
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I'm exploring design options for my Island SE Asia map. This version uses classic elevation tints. Unfortunately, landcover (my first choice) was highly fragmented throughout this region and looked awful.
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Tom Patterson
2 months
Have started thinking about my next physical map project .
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2 months
My latest map: Physical Features of the Circumpolar North. It is available for free at:
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Tom Patterson
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When I was a National Park Service cartographer, I made the map of Glacier Bay NP, Alaska. Yesterday, I finally got to use it—as a tourist.
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Tom Patterson
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Passing through the southern Bering Sea on the way to Kodiak Island. I could see several Aleutian Islands veiled by fog and snow squalls.
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Tom Patterson
3 months
Seashore park map near Miyako, Honshu, that shows evacuation routes. The area was hit hard by the disastrous 2011 tsunami.
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Nicely designed outdoor maps on the streets of Hakodate, Hokkaido.
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3D model, Oga Peninsula, NW Honshu, Japan.
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3D park map, South Korea
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Over Yukon Territory, Canada, a mountain range with my name on it appeared on the in-flight map. Auspicious.
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Tom Patterson
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About to set off on a big trip. Had to make a map of where I'll be, of course.
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A new addition to my small-scale physical map series. Built from Natural Earth v. 6 data. Should have it done in about one month.
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3 months
Cartographic Perspectives No. 105 focuses on ethics in cartography. Lots of great stuff. Available for free.
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