EVS-Islands

I digitized the Taiwanese shoreline over 3-years ago. To digitize 2,300 km's of shoreline was a big task. I had great base imagery. The Landsat images were 98%+ cloud free and the shoreline was easily discernable. There was a large mudflat along the center western coast that was tough to digitize. The rest of the island was straight forward. The map is a simple shoreline depiction. I briefly considered adding details, but realized that I would still be working on the map. I kept reminding myself that I wanted to create a quality shoreline map. And it is that. A long time ago (1973) my wife and daughter followed me to Taiwan. It was the greatest. I was fluent in Mandarin Chinese and thoroughly enjoyed the time spent on the island. We lived in a neighborhood north of the main city called Yang Ming Shan. It was an idyllic period. I recommend Tai-pei to any of you travellers. It is a city full of adventure. There is much to do and see and you are safe anytime night or day. Great Place! Shoreline maps aren't great when it comes to showing a vibrant city. They are not intended to do that. Shoreline maps show detailed representations of shorelines, and that it. Now you could add your own unique layers of information., Then the shoreline map has some punch to it. OC: Pacific

Posted by Mr Minton on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 4/30/2006 03:18:00 PM | Permalink