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Kenneth Field

@kennethfield.bsky.social
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Cartography is my passion & profession. Author of CARTOGRAPHY. & THEMATIC MAPPING. Maps+drums+snowboards+footy+sarcasm. 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 Views mine. links.esri.com/mappyhour

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 3h
Ian and I are 9 months into our AI mapping experiment. Pace of tech change has been staggering. So has shift in attitudes. Haters now use AI for their own work & find it useful. Those hiding behind fear, and using excuses as warnings is dwindling. They're usually ill-informed.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 3h
Day 274 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 1st is International Music Day. I didn't even know what day it was 15mins ago. Now I have a pair of maps, a fun visual quiz, a blog, and social media posts. Guess the musical act by state! Musical Metaphors (274/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/inte...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Day 273 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 30th is World Translation Day. Inevitably, here's a map in a bunch of different languages. Human Organisation (273/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Day 272 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 28th is National Coffee Day. Ian explains how a physical markup of a draft map helps an image generator improve the output. Coffee shops (272/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/nati...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Asterisk City has a ring to it.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When you post about your conference on LinkedIn and the post gets more likes than the number of people in the actual room you might want to rethink your echo chamber.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Day 271 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 28th is World Rabies Day. Let's celebrate! Wait... no, it's not a celebration as Ian notes. Words and meaning are important. Plus... slippy web maps in Equal Earth? Sick! Zombie Virus (271/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another imperious #IronMaiden gig last night in LA. Eddie and the boys just keep on getting better.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A new bundle of fluffy trouble entered our lives yesterday. His name is Yūki. He's an 8 week old Australian Labradoodle. He'll be cataloguing his adventures on his Insta channel (obviously) at Dog.Called.Yuuki
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Day 270 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 27th is World Tourism Day. To travel or not to travel. That is the carbon fuelled question. The Works We Visit (270/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Day 269 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 26th is World Rabbit Day. What on earth for? Hoppy Rabbit Day (269/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
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New map projections don’t make the Mercator wrong | Letter
Letters: The transverse Mercator projection was created for European sailors – and it worked for their world, writes Paul Harwood
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Next up for the cheats is a trip to, checks notes, Anfield. Now THAT is going to be a cauldron. 90 minutes of solidly reminding them. #mcfc #lfc
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Day 268 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 25th is Save a Koala Day. A web map, AND a Storymap with advice on how to prompt an LLM to create them. Marcupials of Oceania and Australia (268/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/save...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yet another wonderful project from the masterful @infowetrust.com
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is there anyone not offering their perspective on AI in Cartography at this year's @nacis.bsky.social? I was going to, based on the AI mapping experiment I'm involved with, plus keynotes, blogs, workshops, podcasts, articles that have discussed experiences. I'll do something else instead.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Looks highly unlikely Burton Snowboards involved an actual cartographer in making this new snowboard. I'm kinda glad, given I don't need a new board, but what a missed opportunity to create a stunning mountain map 🤦
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Day 267 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 24th is National Punctuation Day. And for those that are counting, Ian and I now have less than 100 maps left to make in this experimental AI mapping series. United Punctuation Marks of America (267/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/nati...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Day 266 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 23rd is International Day of Sign Languages. Some countries, signed (266/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/inte...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Day 265 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 22nd is Chainmail Day. Of course it is! So I dressed a map in chainmail and made some comments about the updated v2.5 of ChatGPT. Chainmail Europe (265/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/chai...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Small announcement... The forthcoming "Map Wizardry" book I'm writing with @nathancshephard.bsky.social and @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social is 25% written, and looking fantastic! Further updates over the next few months.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Day 264 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 21st is Miniature Golf Day. Watch out for that large Saharan bunker! Crazy World of Golf (264/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/mini...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Day 263 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 20th is World Paella Day! And if it doesn't turn out right, call it fried rice because it's also World Fried Rice Day. Paella World (263/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Day 262 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 19th is Batman Day. Who's your favourite caped crusader? Can't beat Adam West and Burt Ward in my opinion. Kapow! Gotham City (262/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/batm...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Day 261 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 18th is 4pm Finish Day. Official permission to clock off early and start enjoying the weekend. Timezone Clock (261/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/4pm-...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Insomnia is a curse but... My careers advisor at school would never have believed me if I'd told them that in the future I could earn money by collaborating with colleagues in different time zones using a mobile phone while lying in bed 🤣
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Nice to see an article with three of my friends discussing their map projection in mainstream media 👏👏👏 www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...
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‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias
Equal Earth projection, adopted by the UN last week, provides an alternative to 16th-century Mercator display
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Excellent reminder of an excellent article. The tl;dr version is "don't use rainbow colours" but there's evidence and solutions too. If we can get Mercator dumped then maybe we can get rainbows canned too?
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Day 260 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 17th is World Manta Day. A day to celebrate these giants of the ocean. Manta Ray Habitat (260/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Democratised mapping finally becomes a reality as my friend @stevenfeldman.bsky.social is proving 👏👏👏
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Day 259 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 16th is Preservation of the Ozone Layer Day. Here's Ian's map to track the hole. The Great Southern Void (259/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/day-...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Seen at a cartography conference. To the lay reader this comparison might seem legit. Why would you question it? To most in the audience the words What. The. Actual. F&£€. were voiced. See if you can spot the egregious error.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reporting on map projections is so poor. So much hyperbole about being 'tricked'. And accompanied by a comparison map that's incorrect is the icing on the cake. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/se...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Day 258 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 15th is National Online Learning Day. Online Course Participation in Europe (258/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/nati...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Day 257 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 14th is Fast of Gedaliah Day. Me neither... but here's the map anyway. Gedaliah Sequence (257/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/fast...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Day 256 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 13th is World Programmer Day. Here's Ian's take on the endangered species. Endangered Species: Programmers (256/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Choropleths are almost always never the best choice of map type.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Disappointed to report that the daily #365DaysOfMaps AI mapping experiment Ian and I are pursuing is having to take an enforced break while ICA fix their broken web site. A nice break for us, and less fodder for the trolls.
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Prompt Cartography @promptcartography.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Honored to be on the #Geomob #podcast to discuss my essay: "Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Human Cartographic Expertise." Thank you, @geomob.bsky.social and @stevenfeldman.bsky.social for the opportunity. Happy (prompt) mapping, everyone. :-) thegeomob.com/podcast/epis...
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355. Ian Muehlenhaus: A Disputation on Mapping with AI
Ian Muehlenhaus revisits the concept of disputation
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Day 255 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 12th is World Video Game Day. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits forever. IYKYK. Atlas Arcade (255/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/worl...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And the arguments have already started... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception'
The new ‘true-scale’ map shrinks Europe and North America while enlarging Africa – and depicts the disputed Kuril islands as ruled by Moscow
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Well that was fun! Thankfully the place filled up after what I am told was a VERY late night for those who went to the #Eurocarto2026 gala dinner last night. As Sergeant Murtagh would say... "I'm too old for this shi..." 🤣
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Well that was fun! Thankfully the place filled up after what I am told was a VERY late night for those who went to the #Eurocarto2026 gala dinner last night. As Lieutenant Murtagh would say... "I'm too old for this shi..." 🤣
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Day 254 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 12th is Make Your Bed Day. Ian gives us a brief review of the interest in AI and Prompt Cartography from our trip to #EuroCarto2026 in Brno, plus tips, and large scale bed maps. The Great Idea Exchange (254/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/make...
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When your colleagues consider GIS as a 'traditional' tool for making maps you know you're getting old 🤣
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
There's really only one shirt to be suitably attired for a keynote on AI in Cartography.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do you go upstairs for the toilets? Or perhaps to share your unique take on how to wear ramen noodles with style?
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Early start at #Eurocarto2026 tomorrow morning where I have the huge honour of presenting the keynote. I'll be venturing on a cinematic journey exploring critiques, potential, and drawbacks of AI in Cartography (as it currently stands).
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's been a long time since I saw a full run of Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Day 253 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 10th is Share an Idea Day. Ian's made an interactive map where you can share and exchange ideas. So you should, if you would care to. The Great Idea Exchange (253/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/09/shar...
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