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smitten with #rstats · associate prof · political economy · the #rayverse's number one fan
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 26 · Transport. Yet another visualisation of global shipping density. But it's engraved on metal with realistic light and shadow. Because we can do that in R.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 26 · Transport. Take two. Ports of the Atlantic. Mostly.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Accidental aRt? A glitchy path-traced render of the world.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 25 · Hexagons. Global biodiversity intactness.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Power lines of Nigeria.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Tree canopy height of Taketomi-chō, Okinawa.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tree canopy height of Manhattan.

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November 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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#30daymapchallenge | Day 22 Data: Natural Earth | The Great Islands

Earlier this summer I finished this print version of my map from last year depicting our Great Lakes as islands. Been trying to learn more about lighting techniques in Blender—I think this was a big leap forward from 2024 version!
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 22 · Natural Earth. Many spinning globes. Honestly, I don't know how to use this amazing resource because I'm—no surprises here—not a cartographer. Am just a one-note guy who likes R.

#rayrender adventures, an #rstats tale
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 21 · Icons. Lighthouses of the Pacific. Yes...I've done lots of lighthouse maps but not in this projection. I still like it—there's nothing like path-traced points of light realistically rendered.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 20 · Water. Bathymetric contours of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Why? I can't say...just felt like it I suppose.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Tree canopy height of Madrid.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 19 · Projections. Here's a visualisation of eight map projections.

#ggplot2 adventures, an #rstats tale
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 18 · Out of this world. So here's valley networks of Mars.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Forest canopy height of Yellowstone National Park.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Forest canopy height of Zion National Park, Utah.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 8 · Urban. Global urban areas.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Day 6 of the #30DayMapChallenge (3D), a render of Mount Rainier with a realistic atmospheric skydome generated w/ a lat/long/datetime, rendered entirely in #RStats with #rayshader and #rayrender! The atmosphere is annoyingly realistic: I now have to dial in the exposure depending on the time of day!
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Tree canopy height of Paris, France. Have given up on #30DayMapChallenge.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Forgot to share this extra one for #30DayMapChallenge · Day 2 · Lines last night. Population density ridgelines.

#ggplot2 adventures, an #rstats tale
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#30DayMapChallenge · Day 2 · Lines. Bathymetry of the Atlantic Ocean as illuminated contours.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Forest canopy height of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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#30daymapchallenge | Day 1 Points | Fall Foliage 🍁

We're at the tail end of autumn leaf color here in Madison. Here's a quick pair of maps to help you hunt down the most prevalent street trees that show off in vibrant yellows vs the less common but spectacular oranges and reds this time of year!
November 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Day 1 - Points
Rhode Island Lighthouses

Most of my maps will be about Rhode Island. A good way for me to learn about a place (and find datasets) is to try to create a map of a thing.

#30DayMapChallenge
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tree height map of Montréal. See the blank space without any trees in the middle? If you aren't from Montréal, what do you think that is? :)

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale
November 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM