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.

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.

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 ;)

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.

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:

If you like tropical islands, this is the map for you. Get it for free here:

Mercator projection be gone: Africans in support of the Equal Earth projection.

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.

Have started thinking about my next physical map project .

My latest map: Physical Features of the Circumpolar North. It is available for free at:

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.

Passing through the southern Bering Sea on the way to Kodiak Island. I could see several Aleutian Islands veiled by fog and snow squalls.

Seashore park map near Miyako, Honshu, that shows evacuation routes. The area was hit hard by the disastrous 2011 tsunami.

Nicely designed outdoor maps on the streets of Hakodate, Hokkaido.

3D model, Oga Peninsula, NW Honshu, Japan.

3D park map, South Korea

Over Yukon Territory, Canada, a mountain range with my name on it appeared on the in-flight map. Auspicious.

About to set off on a big trip. Had to make a map of where I'll be, of course.

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.

Cartographic Perspectives No. 105 focuses on ethics in cartography. Lots of great stuff. Available for free.