Visualizing LIDAR
My first foray into visualizing geospatial landscapes with LIDAR data! This study area is Benzie County, in northwestern Michigan. I have ground familiarity, one helicopter ride, and much love for the region, having summered from the age of 6 months along the north shore of Crystal Lake between Frankfort and Beulah. LIDAR data gives us…
Grand Rapids Michigan – Public Park Boundaries
Topography comes-to-life in this rather striking rendition of Grand Rapids, Michigan and environs, designed to support a study of public park canopy coverage and as a public-interest display vehicle for on-going collaborative projects between Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and the City of Grand Rapids. The basemap was created by generating a hillshade layer from…
Electric Vehicle Travel in Michigan
Level 3 FAST Charging Stations This project is designed as an at-a-glance tool for electric vehicle motorists planning long-distance travel in Michigan. It depicts clusters of level 3 FAST, 24 hour charging stations available throughout Michigan.
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I’m Wil Bedford, cartographer, husband, father, life-long learner. From pure geo-creativity to specific task-based data analysis and management roles, I’ll add-value to your geospatial teams.
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Nosara, Costa Rica – Surfing Vacation Reference Map
Beach Access, Lodging and Amenities – Playa Guiones – Nosara, Costa Rica Design Goal The map sets out to craft a cartographic improvement over an existing map that is available in the region, below: It seeks to provide improved symbology, layout, legibility and readability. The basic design is intentionally limited to showing only ten of…
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Michigan – Improved
This map was derived from my ArcGISPro original, exported to Adobe Illustrator for cartographic enhancements not available within ArcGIS Pro, particularly with respect to the placement of labels. Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has undertaken a grant program to fund locations throughout the state with the establishment of electric vehicle charging…
Michigan’s Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
This map was produced completely within ArcGIS Pro, designed for distribution at Michigan highway rest areas for tourists and travelers in electric vehicles to help locate publicly available electric vehicle charging stations. The map is focused on public level 3 Fast charging stations that are open 24 hours. The map offers a great benefit over…
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