One-dimensional maps
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One-dimensional maps
@longthinmaps
Celebration and criticism of maps of individual rivers, roads, railways, routes, flights and journeys of the imagination. Tweets by @lorp

AIが復元した「清明上河図」に言葉を失う。確かに、AI特有の「滑らかすぎる質感」に違和感を覚える瞬間もある。だが、張択端が描こうとした千年前の喧騒が、圧倒的な解像度で迫ってくるのも事実だから、これは模写ではない。AIという異質なフィルターを通すことで、われわれは初めて「大宋」の熱気に触れる。賛否はあろうが、この没入感だけは否定できないかもしれない。

The Tapestry looked wonderful on the giant screen in Piccadilly Circus. Imagine how good it will be close up! (Forgive the background hubbub).


Here's another receipt printer #map; this time of the Boston Marathon and contained in an enduro route sheet holder. (Thanks Eric Seitz for the suggestion). The map includes distances, landmarks, uphill segments, and more.





A perfect gift for the holidays, CHICAGO REFLECTED is a unique and playful hand-drawn exploration of the Chicago River’s landscape, documented on an eleven-foot-long foldout by architect & artist Ryan Chester. Learn more & order: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

#30DayMapChallenge Day 28: Is this a chart or a map? Elevation profile of the centre of Delft, the Netherlands. #OpenData: AHN4 point cloud Made with #QGIS. Video about the elevation profile tool: youtu.be/ky0HkttaQ58



