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Maps and Mappers of the 2025 Calendar – Jan-Paul Meine – September
Tell Us About Yourself Hi, I’m Jan Paul Miene. I’m currently completing my Master’s degree in Geodata Technology at the Technical University of Würzburg/Schweinfurt in Germany. My background is in geovisualisation, and I’ve always been fascinated by the intersection of data, geography, and design. What I enjoy most about cartography is that maps have the…
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I didn’t set out seeking to get into the geospatial field, it sort of found me.
Janelle Daigle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and a Masters of Science degree in Geoinformatics. She began her integration of GIS and space weather during her graduate studies at Millersville University where she participated in Millersville’s SWEN (Space Weather and the Environment) program. Her Masters thesis focused on utilizing geospatial technology to assess the…
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Maps and Mappers of the 2025 Calendar – Aaron Koelker – July
Tell Us About Yourself Hi, I’m Aaron Koelker. I was introduced to GIS while pursuing an Environmental Science degree and quickly became hooked on its unique blend of problem solving, storytelling, and visual design. I then spent eight years with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection providing enterprise GIS support and working on a wide variety of mappy…
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2026 Calendar Submissions
It’s that time of year! We’re excited to issue the call for maps for contributions for the 2026 GeoHipster calendar. Entries are subject to these rules and guidelines for entry are listed below. So, send us your maps! (The deadline is 2025-10-23.) Guidelines: I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and to…
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I curate a list of 5,000+ ArcGIS server addresses at all levels of USA government.
Joseph Elfelt is a software developer in the geo world as a result of a life-long interest in maps and self-teaching. His interest in maps began as a child looking at his father’s collection of USGS topographic maps for a large part of Minnesota. After college, Joseph moved to Seattle and went to work for…
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Maps and Mappers of the 2025 Calendar – June – Cao Qianyi
Tell Us About YourselfI’m Qianyi Cao, with a background in Geographic Information Science and currently part of the Erasmus Mundus MSc in Cartography program across TU Munich, TU Vienna, and TU Dresden. My academic path blends map design, geospatial science, and cross-cultural storytelling. I’m passionate about using cartography as a bridge — one that connects…
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Maps and Mappers of the 2025 Calendar – May – Antonia Blankenberg
Tell Us About YourselfMy name is Antonia Blankenberg. Alongside being a drummer with the fantastic TBL8 Brass, I’m a Lead Consultant in Utilities with Esri Ireland and I’ve been working in GIS for 6 years now. I’ve always been interested in geography, but I only first came across GIS during my undergraduate degree. I was…
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Maps and Mappers of the 2025 Calendar – April – Cameron Denny
Tell Us About Yourself I’m a cartographer, geospatial scientist and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work on the mapping team at the California Coastal Commision. On the side, I teach GIS courses at the University of San Francisco and help run BayGeo, a local non-profit organization focused on GIS education and training. My past…
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Maps and Mappers 2025 – March – Bernie Conners
Tell Us About Yourself I’m Bernie Connors, a Geomatics Engineer from Fredericton, New Brunswick in Atlantic Canada. I have been working in GIS since 1993 and I have worked for the Province of New Brunswick since 1997. I manage an ArcGIS Server architecture that is used to share the province’s rich GIS resources as online…
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Maps and Mappers of 2025 – February – Christina Shintani
Tell us About Yourself: I’m a cartographer at Woodwell Climate Research Center where I make maps that communicate climate science to address the climate crisis. Previously I was a graphics editor at National Geographic magazine where I made maps on topics ranging from climate change to conservation and biodiversity. My background is in physical geography,…
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When I was 15 years old, I proclaimed I would be a cartographer
50+ Female Product Manager/Senior GIS Analyst at North Road, Program Chair FOSS4G Oceania 2022-2024, QGIS AU Committee Q. Emma, Where in the world are you and what do you do? In sunny South East Queensland where the winter temperatures are in the 20° (Celsius degrees), but I am more of a -1° Celsius gal. I…
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Maps and Mappers 2025 – January – Kseniia Nifontova
Tell Us About Yourself My name is Kseniia. Right now, I am a student in the International Cartography Master program, but before starting my studies, I worked for many years as an analyst in the field of urban and transport planning. I think it’s because this field often involves working with different barriers (physical, social…