Heatmaps of my time spent in various cities.
A collection of software and reference material that I’ve found useful for GPS logging and cartography.
A portfolio of maps I’ve created.
Posts
1 Jan 2021 · On average, I’m furthest from home in mid-February each year.
29 Oct 2022 · Maps showing how often I’ve driven in various places.
Driving Log 3.0: KML to GeoPackage Conversion
26 Jun 2023 · Many of the requirements that caused me to store my driving log in KML are no longer applicable.
Driving Log Version 2.0: Canonical KML File and Import Script
9 Feb 2021 · I organized my driving log into a single KML file and wrote a script to automatically import GPS data.
21 Apr 2018 · A visual representation of major cross-country interstate highways on a grid, inspired by Cameron Booth’s “Interstate Highways as a Subway Map.”
15 Jun 2017 · PAX West spreads out beyond the Washington State Convention Center into many downtown Seattle event spaces. I created a map of convention venues and affiliated hotels.
4 Dec 2022 · A size comparison of the Seattle Convention Center (Seattle, Washington) and the Orange County Convention Center (Orlando, Florida).
26 Apr 2020 · For my 2010s Decade in Travel post, I manually created a heatmap showing the parts of the United States and world where I’d spent the most time traveling. Since I’ve been playing around with QGIS recently, I went ahead and used it to create a proper heatmap of my travels.
18 Jan 2020 · Map of U.S. airports with or without a gate 13.
Visualizing GPS Data With QGIS
29 Jun 2020 · This tutorial will teach you how to use QGIS to generate a map image from GPX track data.