Tarık Emre Yorulmaz·1d agoThe Cartographer’s Paradox: Deciphering the 30 Border Enclaves of BaarleAs a geomatics engineer, my profession is built on the pursuit of precision, clarity, and continuous lines. When we map international…
Ed in Space·3d agoMaking a Sky Islands map with Claude CodeI’m a software developer by day. Any work I do on maps I do in my free time, nights and weekends.
Tarık Emre Yorulmaz·6d agoWhen a Border Becomes a Map: Cambodia, Thailand, and Preah VihearThe dispute around an ancient Khmer temple shows how a line drawn on paper can outlive the people and politics that first put it there.
Tarık Emre Yorulmaz·Oct 29The Swiss Banking Map Is More Than ZurichSwitzerland’s banks are often reduced to a single image: a discreet office in Zurich, a numbered account, a locked door. It makes for a…
cat-grep·Oct 28Finding Your People in Geospatial: 5 Mentorship Programs Worth SharingI’ve learned so much from geospatial mentorship programs, and I wish I’d discovered them sooner! Here are five opportunities I’ve found…
Tymur Levitin·Oct 22A Map Can Be Perfectly Accurate and Still Send You the Wrong WayYou open a navigation app. The route is clear. The blue line is precise. The estimated arrival time looks reassuringly exact. Then you…A response icon1A response icon1
Tarık Emre Yorulmaz·Oct 21What Switzerland’s Railways Teach Us About DistanceIn Switzerland, a railway map is more than a guide to getting from one station to another.
Chris Perkins·Oct 20The Terrain That Made YouOn the river I grew up crossing, and the valley that got in
david bennett·Oct 16THE RHAPTA THEOREM“Rhapta, metropolis of Barbaria, a short distance from the sea (7 degrees S)” [Ptolemy — ‘Geography’ Book 4 Chapter 7]
