Comments for Tim Wallace

Comment on Bogus Cy Twombly Map by Ed-M

Ed-M — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:03:22 +0000

So Massachusetts is a slinky and Louisiana is a pile of mud?

Comment on About by Amy

Amy — Sun, 27 May 2012 03:07:44 +0000

I’m a fan of your Red Sox Radio Rivalry map (and a huge baseball fan), and I want to try and make one of my own! I’ve noticed that acquiring the coverage areas of FM stations is pretty simple, but how did you determine the AM contours? I’ve explored the FCC M3 Conductivity Map and searched parameters about various AM stations, but I can’t seem to determine the coverage area.

What was your method for determining them and getting the coordinates?

Comment on About by Maya

Maya — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:37:01 +0000

In my excitement forgot to mention, I am part of the US Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry GIS and Remote Sensing Lab. If you ever need anything from us let us know. Our main project’s new website is: prgap.org (still has bits under construction). Thanks again.

Comment on About by Tim Wallace

Tim Wallace — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:58:39 +0000

Glad I could help—best of luck with your project!

Comment on About by Maya

Maya — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:55:20 +0000

Oh wow. I didn’t know it would be this easy! We work with Spatial Analyst a lot but had never used those tools. We were looking into network analyst and Marxan as possible software packages… but with the learning curve and the other projects it was proving too much for us… but this is perfect! Thank you!

Comment on About by Tim Wallace

Tim Wallace — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:25:21 +0000

Hi Maya, Thanks for your comment. The methods I used to make the distance maps were straightforward (but always in Arc). Here are a few resources (Spatial Analyst overview, Euclidean Distance tool help & (my favorite) Near Analysis Hope this helps! Tim

Comment on About by Maya

Maya — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:17:35 +0000

Hi, I have been reading your different “Distance to…” maps in hopes of learning how you do these maps but I haven’t found any mentions of software or techniques. I have been working with digital cartography and GIS for 10 years but haven’t experimented with network analysis yet. We are doing a geospatial analysis of protected areas in a Caribbean island that could benefit from a “Distance to…” analysis (not in road distance but in linear distance, although we’re open to experimentation). When I saw your Distance from a liquor license map and especially the distance to Dunkin’ I thought it’d be a good exercise to replicate with the protected areas. Could you please point me to a paper or online resource on the methods (or part of them) you used? Thank you for your time.

Comment on Pushpins: What do(n’t) they mean? by Google Pins | jmongeon

Google Pins | jmongeon — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:58:41 +0000

[...] Here is a great blog post about the history of pins and the role of virtual pins. http://timwallace.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/pushpins-what-dont-they-mean/ [...]

Comment on Bogus Frank Lloyd Wright Map by Tim Wallace

Tim Wallace — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:42:40 +0000

Heh heh. Yeah, he sure did. The wallpaper thing is pretty tongue-in-cheek. I hope to get around to something that is less of a mockery (and more of an homage).

Comment on Bogus Frank Lloyd Wright Map by Mary C. Nasser

Mary C. Nasser — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:05:32 +0000

Most excellent!
Your bogus maps never cease to amaze me!
Great to see another one!
~Mary