Simon Norris

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Daylight Saving Time Gripe Assistant Tool

A handy tool to help make your case when whining about a biannual time change, following earlier explorations of the geography of DST effects. Tip: rotate to landscape mode if you're looking at this on a mobile device. Measuring if—and how much—DST sucks for you While my earlier map was interesting to explore, it leaves too much room for interpretation. You don't have time for that. Your life is too awful because of a lost hour, or a gained one. You need fast FACTS. So for this map I made up a score to prov

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No, I didn't "forget your name", I didn't store it in the first place, it's called being GDPR compliant.
@ingalls +1, would cross strait for that
Per-pound price comparison between various cars and cheeses.
@ingalls can’t wait
@ingalls ah now I see the label on the left, whew. Sorry!
@ingalls Love the charts! Degrees C per foot is a curious combination!

Happy start of the 2024 #30daymapchallenge! The first prompt is "points", so here is a map with points showing the 837 coastal points, capes, etc. with "Point" in their name along the shores of the Salish Sea. Whatever critique you might have, at least you can't call this map pointless 😁

#geography #cartography #GIS #SalishSea

After months of work, I've created a new series of posters in a hachure style reminiscent of centuries past. Have a look: https://terrainlines.etsy.com/

If these aren't for you, but you still want to support my work, share them around!

A bit more on my blog: https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2024/10/29/a-new-take-on-an-old-style/