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Downstream from danger
A copper-nickel mine is proposed upstream of the Boundary Waters. A map-driven story about the lakes, wild rice, and people downstream.
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Each pin is a project. Select one to open it.
- 01Boundary Waters, MinnesotaDownstream from danger
- 02Pacific Palisades, CaliforniaThe Palisades Fire, visualized
- 03Northern MinnesotaMoose-nomers
- 04JapanWhere people move
- 05CaliforniaA season of hotspots
- 06FennoscandiaA fragile range
- 07SudanFood insecurity, classified
- 09San Francisco to YokohamaAround the world on a penny-farthing
- 10SwedenA different kind of relief
- 11Herzogstand, Bavarian AlpsAway from the screen
- 12ItalyAn older way of seeing
- 13Boundary Waters, MinnesotaTrails of the Boundary Waters
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The Palisades Fire, visualized
A geographic story about a changing landscape, built with MapLibre and Scrollama.
03
Moose-nomers
Where moose live, and the many names they go by.
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Where people move
Japan’s changing population, seen in three dimensions.
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A season of hotspots
A fire season’s satellite detections, stacked in 3D hexagons.
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A fragile range
The arctic fox’s circumpolar range, and its fragile foothold in Fennoscandia.
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Food insecurity, classified
IPC food insecurity classifications on a rotating globe.
08
Where the night stays dark
An interactive globe of certified International Dark Sky Places.
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Around the world on a penny-farthing
Thomas Stevens’s 1884–1886 ride around the world.
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A different kind of relief
Finding a different kind of relief in Sweden’s terrain.
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Away from the screen
A view of the Bavarian Alps, with pen and paper.
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An older way of seeing
A contemporary map in a historical visual language.
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Trails of the Boundary Waters
Hiking and portage trails in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters.
About
Cartographer and
geospatial developer.
I’m Jesse. I work between cartography and geospatial development, making geographic information easier to understand and explore.
My projects range from interactive stories and 3D maps to terrain studies and drawings from a mountain trail.
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