Lauren Tierney
@tierneymaps.bsky.social
Senior Product Manager of Mapping & Cartography @ Esri. Previously @washingtonpost.com and National Geographic. Map-maker and geographer. portfolio: laurenctierney.com
Hello DMV folks! My colleague is working on a community-driven map of D.C. neighborhoods, if you have some time and know the area, let's draw some neighborhood boundaries!
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Experience
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October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Hello DMV folks! My colleague is working on a community-driven map of D.C. neighborhoods, if you have some time and know the area, let's draw some neighborhood boundaries!
experience.arcgis.com/experience/4...
experience.arcgis.com/experience/4...
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Zodiac signs were originally based on the stars. But over thousands of years, our view of the stars has shifted. That means, if you account for this shift, your sign might not be what you think.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Zodiac signs were originally based on the stars. But over thousands of years, our view of the stars has shifted. That means, if you account for this shift, your sign might not be what you think.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New blog post about maps I made for a presentation with @kennethfield.bsky.social and @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social at #esriuc2025!
We each made three maps with the same dataset to highlight different thematic mapping approaches. Loved presenting with Ken and John!
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We each made three maps with the same dataset to highlight different thematic mapping approaches. Loved presenting with Ken and John!
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Mapping Happiness in Three Acts
Mapping happiness three different ways with different symbology and visualization approaches, presented at the Esri User Conference
www.esri.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New blog post about maps I made for a presentation with @kennethfield.bsky.social and @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social at #esriuc2025!
We each made three maps with the same dataset to highlight different thematic mapping approaches. Loved presenting with Ken and John!
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
We each made three maps with the same dataset to highlight different thematic mapping approaches. Loved presenting with Ken and John!
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Really nice map by @timmeko.bsky.social @postgraphics.bsky.social in this piece about young kayakers traversing the Klamath River now that dams are removed.
Read the full story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Read the full story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
August 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Really nice map by @timmeko.bsky.social @postgraphics.bsky.social in this piece about young kayakers traversing the Klamath River now that dams are removed.
Read the full story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Read the full story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Just submitted my 'tiny map' entry for the @nacis.bsky.social map gallery! @kartenvergnugen.bsky.social is organizing this amazing idea. 4"x6" maps only!
Deadline is Aug. 31 to submit the form, and still have time to make adjustments before #NACIS2025 in October!
Form: nacis.org/gallery-regi...
Deadline is Aug. 31 to submit the form, and still have time to make adjustments before #NACIS2025 in October!
Form: nacis.org/gallery-regi...
August 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Just submitted my 'tiny map' entry for the @nacis.bsky.social map gallery! @kartenvergnugen.bsky.social is organizing this amazing idea. 4"x6" maps only!
Deadline is Aug. 31 to submit the form, and still have time to make adjustments before #NACIS2025 in October!
Form: nacis.org/gallery-regi...
Deadline is Aug. 31 to submit the form, and still have time to make adjustments before #NACIS2025 in October!
Form: nacis.org/gallery-regi...
Really nice world map/cartogram toggle option in @nytimes.com by @lazarogamio.bsky.social @tonyromm.bsky.social Agnes Chang
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
August 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Really nice world map/cartogram toggle option in @nytimes.com by @lazarogamio.bsky.social @tonyromm.bsky.social Agnes Chang
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
Cartographers at #esriuc2025! Don't forget to register for today's Cartography Special Interest Group meeting! Come hangout with fellow cartographers, see this year's map awards, and provide valuable feedback on the tools you use!
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July 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cartographers at #esriuc2025! Don't forget to register for today's Cartography Special Interest Group meeting! Come hangout with fellow cartographers, see this year's map awards, and provide valuable feedback on the tools you use!
live.eventbase.com/app-download...
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enhance. Enhance. ENHANCE.
Map Wizardry kicking off in the Plenary hall with cartography masters @kennethfield.bsky.social @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social Nathan Shephard! #esriuc2025
Map Wizardry kicking off in the Plenary hall with cartography masters @kennethfield.bsky.social @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social Nathan Shephard! #esriuc2025
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
enhance. Enhance. ENHANCE.
Map Wizardry kicking off in the Plenary hall with cartography masters @kennethfield.bsky.social @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social Nathan Shephard! #esriuc2025
Map Wizardry kicking off in the Plenary hall with cartography masters @kennethfield.bsky.social @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social Nathan Shephard! #esriuc2025
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Gulp...Hall F is quite big. Come along and help fill it for Map Wizardry at 8:30 and we'll do our best to edutain #EsriUC2025
July 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Gulp...Hall F is quite big. Come along and help fill it for Map Wizardry at 8:30 and we'll do our best to edutain #EsriUC2025
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For years our audience has asked us to be given a bigger boat. This year it happened. Join Nathan Shephard, @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social and I for Map Wizardry in the plenary Hall F Thursday morning 8:30am for mappy fun and shenanigans #EsriUC2025
July 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
For years our audience has asked us to be given a bigger boat. This year it happened. Join Nathan Shephard, @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social and I for Map Wizardry in the plenary Hall F Thursday morning 8:30am for mappy fun and shenanigans #EsriUC2025
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Next up... Designing Thematic Maps where @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social , @tierneymaps.bsky.social, and I take a single dataset and figure out different ways to make a meaningful map. Tips on designing Thematic Maps throughout. Room 20D and live streamed 1pm #EsriUC2025
July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Next up... Designing Thematic Maps where @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social , @tierneymaps.bsky.social, and I take a single dataset and figure out different ways to make a meaningful map. Tips on designing Thematic Maps throughout. Room 20D and live streamed 1pm #EsriUC2025
The incredibly kind @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social made me my very own cartographer stickers! I'll be handing them out in the showcase and after presentations #esriuc2025
July 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The incredibly kind @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social made me my very own cartographer stickers! I'll be handing them out in the showcase and after presentations #esriuc2025
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As you're finishing your Tuesday night cocktails, don't forget you gotta be up early to join Nathan Shephard, @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social and I for Map Wizardry at 8:30 in Room 6A. Other #EsriUC2025 sessions are available but why would you?
July 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
As you're finishing your Tuesday night cocktails, don't forget you gotta be up early to join Nathan Shephard, @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social and I for Map Wizardry at 8:30 in Room 6A. Other #EsriUC2025 sessions are available but why would you?
For #EsriUC2025 attendees interested in cartography, check out these resources for picking out cartography-related sessions this week!
(1/2) Are you a cartographer attending #EsriUC2025? To help plan your week, I've put together a couple resources to get you started.
First up, a quick start guide:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3978... #mapping #cartography
First up, a quick start guide:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3978... #mapping #cartography
Cartography at UC 2025: A Quick Start Guide
A list of cartographic happenings at UC
storymaps.arcgis.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
For #EsriUC2025 attendees interested in cartography, check out these resources for picking out cartography-related sessions this week!
Reposted by Lauren Tierney
Much of what made Camp Mystic special also put it at heightened risk as the river rose to record levels, a @washingtonpost.com investigation has found.
Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Much of what made Camp Mystic special also put it at heightened risk as the river rose to record levels, a @washingtonpost.com investigation has found.
Reposted by Lauren Tierney
Four maps of the flooding in Kerr County, TX. Each newsroom drew on varied data sources & focused on a different aspect of the disaster.
Refined combination of color-coded rainfall data & shaded relief by Laris Karklis, @washingtonpost.com
wapo.st/3IpvrTu
#dataviz #cartography #ddj
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Refined combination of color-coded rainfall data & shaded relief by Laris Karklis, @washingtonpost.com
wapo.st/3IpvrTu
#dataviz #cartography #ddj
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July 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Four maps of the flooding in Kerr County, TX. Each newsroom drew on varied data sources & focused on a different aspect of the disaster.
Refined combination of color-coded rainfall data & shaded relief by Laris Karklis, @washingtonpost.com
wapo.st/3IpvrTu
#dataviz #cartography #ddj
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Refined combination of color-coded rainfall data & shaded relief by Laris Karklis, @washingtonpost.com
wapo.st/3IpvrTu
#dataviz #cartography #ddj
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Had a lot of fun chatting news mapping again with the Esri maps(dot)com team!
And check out the thematic mapping sessions at #EsriUC2025!
And check out the thematic mapping sessions at #EsriUC2025!
Top insights on mapping from our colleague @tierneymaps.bsky.social Looking forward to presenting with her and @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social at #EsriUC. Bookmark the Thematic Mapping Tech Workshops. youtu.be/zF6z_Z7m9gI?...
Making Maps for the News | Behind the Map
YouTube video by Maps Dot Com
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July 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Had a lot of fun chatting news mapping again with the Esri maps(dot)com team!
And check out the thematic mapping sessions at #EsriUC2025!
And check out the thematic mapping sessions at #EsriUC2025!
Incredibly beautiful and important piece by @daisychung.bsky.social @graphics.reuters.com ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Latest project about why the period🩸 is a vital sign, and what happens when it stops! This story is in part a personal journey. We poured our heart to the research, art, and writing. Please read and savor, and share it with someone you know. I promise, it is relevant to us all.
tinyurl.com/566acu9r
tinyurl.com/566acu9r
When the cycle stops
Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an energy crisis resulting from a combination of too much exercising, too few ...
www.reuters.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Incredibly beautiful and important piece by @daisychung.bsky.social @graphics.reuters.com ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Reposted by Lauren Tierney
Latest project about why the period🩸 is a vital sign, and what happens when it stops! This story is in part a personal journey. We poured our heart to the research, art, and writing. Please read and savor, and share it with someone you know. I promise, it is relevant to us all.
tinyurl.com/566acu9r
tinyurl.com/566acu9r
When the cycle stops
Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an energy crisis resulting from a combination of too much exercising, too few ...
www.reuters.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Latest project about why the period🩸 is a vital sign, and what happens when it stops! This story is in part a personal journey. We poured our heart to the research, art, and writing. Please read and savor, and share it with someone you know. I promise, it is relevant to us all.
tinyurl.com/566acu9r
tinyurl.com/566acu9r
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When boreal forests burn, the whole world feels the impact. Research from Woodwell Climate has expanded our understanding of boreal fire impact.
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
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Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
June 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When boreal forests burn, the whole world feels the impact. Research from Woodwell Climate has expanded our understanding of boreal fire impact.
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
(1/2) Are you a cartographer attending #EsriUC2025? To help plan your week, I've put together a couple resources to get you started.
First up, a quick start guide:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3978... #mapping #cartography
First up, a quick start guide:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3978... #mapping #cartography
Cartography at UC 2025: A Quick Start Guide
A list of cartographic happenings at UC
storymaps.arcgis.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
(1/2) Are you a cartographer attending #EsriUC2025? To help plan your week, I've put together a couple resources to get you started.
First up, a quick start guide:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3978... #mapping #cartography
First up, a quick start guide:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3978... #mapping #cartography
Reposted by Lauren Tierney
Dangerous levels of heat are forecast in the South, Northeast and Midwest U.S. on Tuesday, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See how it’ll feel in your area here. nyti.ms/3TFNmHC
June 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Dangerous levels of heat are forecast in the South, Northeast and Midwest U.S. on Tuesday, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See how it’ll feel in your area here. nyti.ms/3TFNmHC
Really interesting graphics piece by @postgraphics.bsky.social @sadbumblebee.buzz
warming temperatures means an increase in severe turbulence during flights across the US. try putting in your typical routes, favorite destinations and see how you'll be impacted. 📊
gift link: wapo.st/4e870pe
gift link: wapo.st/4e870pe
Column | See where your flights will experience this climate-fueled turbulence
Studies show that climate-driven turbulence is expected to increase further in the coming decades. See how major flight routes in the U.S. could be affected
wapo.st
June 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Really interesting graphics piece by @postgraphics.bsky.social @sadbumblebee.buzz
Interested in making contiguous cartograms? ArcGIS Pro now has a tool to do this!
Read more in this blog post by Chris Wesson and @kennethfield.bsky.social
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Read more in this blog post by Chris Wesson and @kennethfield.bsky.social
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Marmite maps: now available in ArcGIS Pro!
Love them or hate them, contiguous cartograms become the first of a new cartogram specific toolset in ArcGIS Pro.
www.esri.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Interested in making contiguous cartograms? ArcGIS Pro now has a tool to do this!
Read more in this blog post by Chris Wesson and @kennethfield.bsky.social
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Read more in this blog post by Chris Wesson and @kennethfield.bsky.social
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
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Next week a stack of 900 books is going to arrive at The Map Center as part of my first ever book distribution deal. Cartographer Damien Saunder wrote "Maps on Vinyl" as a celebration of maps that appear on album cover art and the places that made the music. I'm so excited! Booksellers DM me.
June 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Next week a stack of 900 books is going to arrive at The Map Center as part of my first ever book distribution deal. Cartographer Damien Saunder wrote "Maps on Vinyl" as a celebration of maps that appear on album cover art and the places that made the music. I'm so excited! Booksellers DM me.