Map Collection

Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.

- Mark Jenkins

Geographers never get lost. They just do accidental field work.

- Nicholas Chrisman

I’ve always been fascinated by maps and cartography. A map tells you where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going — in a sense it’s three tenses in one.

- Peter Greenaway

Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.

- Terry Pratchett

Maps are like campfires — everyone gathers around them, because they allow people to understand complex issues at a glance, and find agreement about how to help the land.

- Sonoma Ecology Center, GIS/IS Program Web Site

Our earth is a globe
whose surface we probe
no map can replace her
but just try to trace her

- Steve Waterman

Without geography, you’re nowhere!

- Jimmy Buffett

There’s no blank spots on the map anymore, anywhere on earth. If you want a blank spot on the map, you gotta leave the map behind.

- Jon Krakauer

A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.

- Gilbert H. Grosvenor

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Did you know Peterborough was the first town in Ontario to light their main street with electricity?
In celebration of the Electric City's 200th anniversary, here is an electrified population dot density map.
View Peterborough, Electrified! here.

Have you ever pondered the origings of fog?
Here is an interpretation of fog as told on the east coast of Canada.

A very early product in my geospatial analysis career that predicted lowered water levels in the Hamilton Harbour.

An examination of where Britain sourced coal in the year 1894 , and a comparison bewteen sources.

An examination of ideal picnic locales in the Peterborough area as predicted through east/west aspects for best sunrise or sunset picnics! It even featuers an attempt at custom icons!

A very, very early product in my geospatial analysis career that predicted Eastern White-footed Bat suitability.

An example of geocoding addresses to ascertaion which members of the public to invite to a town hall regarding local development that may impact their surroundings. This excercise was fun and resulted in this Kawartha Lakes community zoning map.

This is a traditional rendering of a community planning map which identifies the density of various age classes in an effort to target community development which would increase the community member's quality of life. View Peterboroughs Population Planning map here.

Combining history and modern cartographic techniques is something that I greatly enjoy. Check our Lawetlat'la before and after it's eruption. Also known as Mt. St. Helens, this volcano is impressive on paper and in person!