Description
Olympia cartographer and graphics editor Daniel Coe on his journey from Alaska sea kayak guide to geomorphology storyteller, what you learn in an office (and family) full of geologists, getting laid off and traveling the world for a year, how the paths of ancient glaciers shaped his neighborhood, the hidden landscapes revealed by infrared laser pulses, and how a few minutes at work adjusting one color ramp seeded hundreds of beautiful river images. See his work at dancoecarto.com
LIDAR visualizations of shifting streambeds
Mount St. Helens—A Mountain Reborn
How LIDAR works
DOGAMI
Washington Geological Survey
1:24k WA geology map by Coe
Dee Molenaar
Tau Rho Alpha
National Natural Landmark Program
Quick Terrain Modeler
QGIS
Heinrich Berann
Marie Tharp
Tom Patterson
Maddy Grubb
Marty Schnure
Carl Churchill (see episode 12)
ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop
NACIS conference
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