The above map shows some of my completed island mapping projects. Each icon contains the name of the primary island associated with the project and a link to the post. Once all of my projects are posted, the map will be covered with icons. To productively use the map, zoom into a region of interest. Then select an icon.
Each of my maps is constructed of numerous layers of information. All of the layers are vector files. I will make these files available upon request. You are free to use them with certain restrictions - 1) Don't sell them. You can use them on research projects, post them to your website or things of that nature. If you aren't sure about the use of my maps, drop me a line and we can discuss your idea. 2) Give me credit when you use my vectors or images of my maps. Credit them to Peter Minton @ EVS-Islands
If I have the island vector file(s) and based upon your need, I will make them available. Images of my maps are yours to download and use, with the above restrictions applicable. Enjoy!
Ebon Atoll - Marplot Map (1:80,000)
This is the finished Ebon Atoll map I promised a few days ago. Sorry for the delay, but I am on vacation. With the post of this, all of my loose ends are tied up. Now I'm on vacation. So long until the first of August and, rest assured, I will...
Enjoy!
Labels: DigitalGlobe, Global Mapper, ImageForge, island, Marplot, Marshalls, Micronesia
I'm on vacation doing some of the above and more. It is nice to spend quality time with my son, his wife and their soon to be born child. Today, I took naps, ate too much and mowed his lawn. Tomorrow, I'll probably do something similar, but without lawn mowing. I'll be back on line the first week in August. Take care, my friends and remember...
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I did my morning visit to Planet Geospatial to view the happenings in GIS-world. A few posts down is a rant post from geobloggers. I love a good rant, so I read on. He complained about the service his website was being subjected to. In essence, when his site should be working smoothly, it isn't. Unsuccessfully filtering spam comments and dealing with a server that sucks makes one a bit cranky. He complained that quite often his site is non-operational. I selected his link and, wouldn't you know it, I encountered the following error message, "can’t connect to your mysql db server". What a drag!
I'm a Blogger blogger. At times, I share this fact quietly, thinking, "Nobody takes a person who's url contains blogspot seriously." This morning, I'm delighted to tell the world "I'm a Blogger blogger and my site works just fine, even though my url contains blogspot!" I seldom, if ever get Spam comments. Perhaps just luck, but I don't get the junk. Best of all, my site is up and available all of the time. Outages are infrequent. One day I'll get me a url without the word blogspot, but it won't be because I'm dissatisfied with Blogger's service. They, all those people who's job it is to keep the Blogger service going smoothly, do just that. Way to go Blogger people.
I wish geoblogger the best and hope he gets his site squared away. But as for me, I'm a happy man because my Blogger blog works like a champ.
Enjoy!
Ebon Atoll - DigitalGlobe Image from Google Earth (1:80,000)
Ebon Atoll - Marplot Map (1:80,000)
Ebon Atoll - Marplot Map (1:80,000) Clear
These maps are part of my new process. I will take both the clear Marplot map and the Lat/Lon Marplot map, using ImageForge, I will add the finer details that I desire for my maps. The final product, fancied up in ImageForge, is a better presentation compared to the Marplot product. By tomorrow morning I should have the Ebon Atoll map finished and ready for posting. It's then that I'll give information that I've gathered on this atoll. Until tommorrow.
Enjoy!
Ebon Atoll - DigitalGlobe Image in Google Earth (1:80,000)
I am busy scouting the Marshall Islands (Micronesia) for a prospect island to map, when I chance upon Ebon Atoll. It is covered by a cloud-free DigitalGlobe (DG) image. I do what I do when I scout a prospect island project - I give the island a detailed scan to see if anything out of the ordinary shows up. My scans are usually at 1:5,000 or 1:2,500, depending on the potential complexity of the island's makeup. Ebon Atoll looks to be a straight forward island mapping prospect - a typical atoll structure with most of the vegetation being coconut palms. The reef appears to be ordinary, but wait. Something is on that reef. What is it?
Ebon Atoll - DG Image, Detail from the Northern Reef (1:5,000)
Two unusual discolorations along the upper reef looked interesting, especially the one on the left. So I zoomed in to get a close look and then I saw it - the Reef Surfer!
Ebon Atoll - DG Image, A Reef Surfer
Ebon Atoll - DG Image, The Reef Surfer (150-m x 70-m)
These two images need to be published in a tabloid (with permission of DG and Google Earth). They capture the mysterious Reef Surfer in all of his glory. The Reef Surfer rivals the Nazca Lines.
Oh, sure. I can hear the skeptic saying it is only a marine vegetation stain. But I disagree. Sure it is a marine vegetation stain, but it is so much more. It is the Reef Surfer, a rival of the Silver Surfer. The Reef Surfer warns the world that global warming will sink his surfing home if we don't change our ways. At least, that what it seems he is saying. What do you think?
Enjoy!
Labels: DigitalGlobe, Google Earth, Reef Surfer
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A moderately priced, easy-to-use GIS package, which I use to load, view and work with Landsat ETM+ imagery from which I digitize layers of information for my island maps.
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