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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 19h

Day 282 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 9th is Leif Erikson Day. Ian informs us, and tells us not to marry a projection 🤣 Across the Northern Sea (282/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/leif...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Day 281 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 8th is World Octopus Day. In celebration of the intelligence of octopuses, or their use as characters on satirical maps. Plague of Octopuses (281/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/worl...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What happened to round plates? 🤦

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I read up about this when I first saw the data. There was some state policy in the 60s and 70s which encouraged landowners to turn over land for leisure and recreation. So they did. Golf courses were and easy way to change land use and get the cash.

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just go back to the last map 👍

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 280 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 8th is National Bathtub Day. With the strong preference for showers it seems a worthy cause (relatively speaking). Except Japan. Hail the Onsen! Bathing Patterns (280/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/nati...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

'Map Wizardry' book update and our vastly talented wizardry colleague Wes Jones has created some fantastic cartoon versions of Nathan, John and I. It gives me 2.6525286e+32 possible variations per person. I'm quite taken with the all layers at once look though 🤣

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FINALLY... I have found a use for 3D. Puppy Terror Zone Modelling. Create a 3D buffer zone of everywhere a puppy can reach, eat or destroy. Capable of expanding at a rapid rate. Could use for kids too. For safety, sanity, and preservation of non-puppy items.

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 279 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 6th is National Transfer Money to your Daughter Day. Bizarre. But you knew that already right? Pocket Money (279/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/nati...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 278 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 5th is Global James Bond Day. A map of some classic filming locations, directed two ways. Shaken, not Stirred (278/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/glob...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A little backyard archaeology today trying to figure out what previous owners, and/or the cowboys they paid, did when installing shoddy irrigation systems. Five wires into the controller. Four siphons. Seven pipes. Not at required depth. Leaks. Grrrr.

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 277 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 4th is Change a Light Day. Shining a light (groan!) on reducing energy use by switching lights off when not needed and changing to low energy bulbs. Time for an infographic with a projection pun. Carrot Map (277/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/chan...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Day 276 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 3rd is British Carrot Awareness Day. So now you know 🥕 🥕 🥕 Carrot Map (276/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/brit...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I only have them from the Esri reprint but happy to share if they'll work for you. I can't guarantee they're exactly as printed in original editions though.

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Finally managed to acquire this super rare Swisstopo Swatch. In 2012 Swatch gifted this model to employees of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography to celebrate the organisation, its founder General Guillaume Henri Dufour, and the "Dufour" map. It was never released to retail.

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 275 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 2nd is Plaidurday. Wear your checked shirt with pride! Tartan is plaid. Not every plaid is tartan. Here's a map of some historic tartans. Historic Tartans (275/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/plai...

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Personal opinion is there's clearly environmental issues but that's true for so much of everyday life. I would expect/hope it develops in ways that reduce its impact. But as with many things which have an environmental impact we can each take a principled stance if we wish and it's practical to do.

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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 · 01/10/2026

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 · 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 · 28/09/2026

They should turn that into some sort of catchphrase instruction, and broadcast it every 5mins, everywhere.

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's taken us nearly two years and the space needed to get at least some way past the grief of our previous dog passing. He's still missed every day. We, too, travelled and did stuff a dog makes it tricky to do but now was the time, and he's wonderful.

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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 · 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

I offered it a few years ago. They never replied 🤷

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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

Sounds good. I'll be creating an art piece by hiding illustrations in topographical maps using dots.

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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 · 23/09/2026

What's this about rainbows? Tell me more...

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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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