Topi Tjukanov Topi Tjukanov lives approximately at 60°N & 25°E (Helsinki, Finland) with his wife. Topi works for the Finnish state in the Ministry of the Environment and does geospatial data visualization as a hobby and an occasional freelancing work. He graduated 2014 with a masters degree in geography from the University of Helsinki and … Continue reading Topi Tjukanov: “In Finnish basemaps forest is white”
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Alasdair Rae: “I think the best maps are simple ones”
Alasdair Rae I grew up in Inverness in the Scottish Highlands and then went on to study geography in Glasgow at the University of Strathclyde, more of the same, with a good bit of GIS at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) and the University of Liverpool, where I did my PhD in urban and … Continue reading Alasdair Rae: “I think the best maps are simple ones”
Maps and Mappers of the 2017 GeoHipster Calendar: Ralph Straumann
Ralph Straumann - June Tell us about yourself. I'm a consultant, data analyst, and researcher with EBP in Switzerland and the Oxford Internet Institute in the UK. My background is in geography, with a PhD in geoinformation science from the University of Zurich. Besides GIS I studied remote sensing, cartography, and political science. In my work … Continue reading Maps and Mappers of the 2017 GeoHipster Calendar: Ralph Straumann
Achim Tack & Patrick Stotz: “More and more nonsensical things are mapped just for the sake of mapping”
Besides other engagements, Achim and Patrick work as data journalists at Germany-based Spiegel Online, one of the most widely read German-speaking news sites. They're also the creative duo behind the information visualization blog mappable.info, where they share new tools and spare-time projects around their passion for maps and geospatial data. Here they speak about their … Continue reading Achim Tack & Patrick Stotz: “More and more nonsensical things are mapped just for the sake of mapping”
Vasile Cotovanu: “Better to publish a (not perfect) map than having a masterpiece … unpublished”
Vasile Cotovanu is the author of the “SwissTrains” railway map -- one of the first animated public transport maps on the web. He has worked as a software engineer on the mobile team of local.ch, one of the most used websites in Switzerland. Vasile was interviewed for GeoHipster by Ralph Straumann. Q: Hi Vasile, I’ve … Continue reading Vasile Cotovanu: “Better to publish a (not perfect) map than having a masterpiece … unpublished”
Maps and mappers of the 2016 calendar: Ralph Straumann
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. *** Ralph Straumann Q: Tell us about yourself. A: I'm a senior information management consultant with Ernst Basler + Partner in Switzerland as well as a Visiting Researcher … Continue reading Maps and mappers of the 2016 calendar: Ralph Straumann
13 maps in 13 days: Ralph Straumann
Sending off the year 2015, we present to our readers the mapmakers who contributed their work to the 2015 GeoHipster calendar. *** Ralph Straumann Q: Tell us about yourself. A: I'm a senior information management consultant with Ernst Basler + Partner in Switzerland as well as a Visiting Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) … Continue reading 13 maps in 13 days: Ralph Straumann
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 … Continue reading 2016 GeoHipster calendar showcases technological and cartographic artistry
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 … Continue reading The 2015 GeoHipster Calendar is available for purchase