Tag: Jonah Adkins

  • OpenStreetMap US: We’re Hiring!

    OpenStreetMap US is hiring an Executive Director! OpenStreetMap is the free, open-source map of the world created by volunteers all over the globe. The US chapter, guided by its Board of Directors, supports the OpenStreetMap project in the United States through education, fostering awareness, ensuring broad availability of data, continuous quality improvement, and an active community.…

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  • Maps and mappers of the 2016 calendar: Jonah Adkins

    In our series “Maps and mappers of the 2016 calendar” we will present throughout 2016 the mapmakers who submitted their creations for inclusion in the 2016 GeoHipster calendar. *** Jonah Adkins Q: Tell us about yourself. A:  I’m a cartographer from Newport News, Virginia and have been working in GIS since 1999. I enjoy tinkering…

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  • What does a GeoHipster listen to? — Everything!

    Music & Maps : A GeoHipster Mixtape On most days, we listen to the soundtrack of work:  phones, email notifications, office chatter, or the sound of the city. For some of us, our daily soundtrack is a carefully curated playlist of our favorite tunes. Being in the latter group, music can provide the white noise…

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  • 13 maps in 13 days: Jonah Adkins

    Sending off the year 2015, we present to our readers the mapmakers who contributed their work to the 2015 GeoHipster calendar. *** Jonah Adkins Q: Tell us about yourself. A: I’m a cartographer and a GeoHipster alumnus. I volunteer with @maptimehrva, @code4hr, and I’m into OpenStreetMap, Open Data, Music, Disney, Sports Cards, Pro-Wrestling, Ink, and paid…

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  • 2016 GeoHipster calendar showcases technological and cartographic artistry

    Last month GeoHipster put out a call for maps for the 2016 GeoHipster calendar. The response was overwhelming, with nearly two dozen maps being submitted. The submissions represented a cross-section of the cartographic talent and imagination of the geospatial industry. The GeoHipster advisory board certainly had its work cut out for it. We would have…

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  • The 2015 GeoHipster Calendar is available for purchase

    We are excited to announce that the first-ever GeoHipster wall calendar is ready for production. We thank all who submitted maps for the calendar, Christina Boggs and Carol Kraemer for co-originating the calendar idea, and Christina again for her ongoing assistance with logistics and curation. The 2015 GeoHipster Wall Calendar makes a great holiday gift…

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  • Jonah Adkins: “Engaging with other like-minded geo people via Twitter provides a great unfiltered look at what’s working and what’s not”

    Jonah Adkins (@jonahadkins) is a Sr. Geospatial Analyst with GISi out of his home office in Newport News, Virginia. He has been in GIS since 1999 working for local governments, federal agencies, and most recently as a consultant. Jonah is a published cartographer who enjoys time with his family, maps (duh), Disney, Pro-Wrestling, has a…

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  • Call for maps for the 2015 GeoHipster calendar

    We are planning to publish a 2015 GeoHipster wall calendar, and we invite you to submit your GeoHipstery maps or other images for the calendar (email to atanas@entchev.com). We will credit the authors, obviously. The first submission (below) has come from Markus Mayr in Vienna, Austria (thanks, Markus!). [UPDATE August 25, 2014] There is no deadline for submissions.…

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