Marcus Blake

How bad maps win elections - Gerrymandering explained youtu.be/cwBslntC3xg?si=jVSS… via @YouTube

Link to the video youtube.com/watch?v=RTLBgd8M…

Really enjoyed @John_M_Nelson's video on creating a AI styled contour map with @Esri tools. Both educational & entertaining. Here it's applied to the Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia to visualise the the topography of access. @CARA_DRH @achr_adl @esriaustralia

Lots of good geo things to see in Tasmania… #threecapestrack #capehauy #capepillar

Does this count as #MapsintheWild ?

Visiting friend from the UK surprised me with a great house gift for a geographer. #MapsintheWild – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Physical access to 2,128 Primary Schools in New Zealand from 2 million addresses @CARA_DRH – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

One of the issues in getting new technologies going is getting over the why do I need to change...even if it is significantly better. This is useful from that respect. Introduction to Arrow for Python Programmers - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=nCKXwTGy… – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

This...I like. Streets GL github.com/StrandedKitty/str… – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Definitely worth a watch... Play It Safe by Tim Minchin | Sydney Opera House 50th Anniversary youtu.be/l8ouigVtUvo?si=1cGf… via @YouTube

Distance to nearest GP for every NZ address. Proof of concept for some accessibility work. – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Big thanks & kudos to @opencholmes & colleagues for making it much easier to access the new OvertureMaps building data. beta.source.coop/cholmes/ove… – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

First developed in 1986, and recalculated every 5 years since… Socio-economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 introductory webinar youtu.be/Eq-ueDDGi1k via @YouTube – at Fiji

One of the best of the eighties….Games Without Frontiers: When Peter Gabriel Went Political I New British... youtu.be/rNITD4QyS7c via @YouTube – at Fiji

Institute of Australian Geographers Health Study Group Meeting in Perth. Great discussion around the data needs of Health Geographers. @IAGHealthGeogSG

...is there a use case for including (Geo)Arrow?...my understanding is that it is a memory format rather than a disk format?? – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Great efficiency gains to be made using QGIS to export out to (Geo)Parquet. Makes QGIS the best desktop GIS IMO. #gischat – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Fun making #GISArt today... Distance to your nearest GP from every address in Australia. – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory