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Started by Amy Cohen , Jan 26 2010 12:11 AM

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 12:11 AM

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This is a thank-you postcard that I made for a new acquaintance who took the time to tell me about his experiences as a land surveyor and entrepreneur. The image is a combination of map layers representing different physical features in the city in which he lives. I used ArcMap to composite the transportation network, parks, and railroads. The final touches were done in Illustrator.

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 12:39 PM

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That's pretty cool Amy!

I am wondering if anyone can figure out which city this is?

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 12:43 PM

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I like it as well, but I have no idea where it is.

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 01:07 PM

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Great challenge, Matthew! If anyone can figure out where this is, I'll make him or her a postcard!

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 02:03 PM

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Great challenge, Matthew! If anyone can figure out where this is, I'll make him or her a postcard!

-Amy


Is it...

Fresno?
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 02:12 PM

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Is it...

Fresno?


I just realized that I had "Fresno" in the title of the image. Is that how you figured it out, Hans?! Great detective work. ;) One postcard to the Netherlands, coming right up!

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 02:20 PM

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I just realized that I had "Fresno" in the title of the image. Is that how you figured it out, Hans?! Great detective work. ;) One postcard to the Netherlands, coming right up!


You mean there was an easy way? :o

No, I went about it the hard way. I figured that given the very regular layout it would have to be somewhere in the relatively 'new' parts of the US, with little complex geography around it. Arizona, New Mexico, southern California... Well, while looking around on Google Maps I spotted something that looked familiar (downtown Fresno stood out for some reason). Funny enough, I actually drove down CA99 after NACIS on my way to Death Valley.
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 02:36 PM

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That's actually amazing detective work, Hans! I'm very impressed.

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 04:40 PM

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Amy, I would really like to see the postcard, but my stupid firewall won't let me in, it puts it under the classification of "pornography"??????? Maybe for cartographers it is :P

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 05:00 PM

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Amy, I would really like to see the postcard, but my stupid firewall won't let me in, it puts it under the classification of "pornography"??????? Maybe for cartographers it is :P


How bizarre! I don't know why that would happen. In any case, here's a link to the image on Flickr: http://farm5.static....cd30cb75b_b.jpg.

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 04:57 PM

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Amy, I would really like to see the postcard, but my stupid firewall won't let me in, it puts it under the classification of "pornography"??????? Maybe for cartographers it is :P


How bizarre! I don't know why that would happen. In any case, here's a link to the image on Flickr: http://farm5.static....cd30cb75b_b.jpg.

-Amy


Same thing again! First time I have had this issue. I'll check it out when I get home
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