Hey Everybody! MapFreak

[mapfreak]

How is everybody doing? I am excited to be a part of the cartographer's guild. What an awesome community of talented map making men and women. I can't wait to get started learning new cartography skills from you all. All the posts I have seen have been extremely awesome ha.

A little about me...I live in the mid-atlantic area of the US. I went to school for geography specializing in GIS and Land Use Planning. Which just means 90% of my work is acquiring data and the other 10% is actual cartographic work. I generally specialize in energy and land use mapping and stuff like that but I really like the idea of the study of old cartographic practices and trying to merge with the new principles we practice today.

In my free time I like hiking with my dog and going fly fishing for epic fish.

I am working on creating a new website and blog about cartography and mapping interesting stuff. I will let you know when I have that up and running.

But anyway its great to be part of this community. Cheers!

-MapFreak

[WillyWombat]

Very cool! I'd love to have some of the physically based knowledge that you have about geography. Glad you're here to help keep us mortals in line with reality!

[BrandF]

Very cool! I'd love to have some of the physically based knowledge that you have about geography. Glad you're here to help keep us mortals in line with reality!

I agree! I would like to learn how to get data for creating some maps.

[mapfreak]

Something like 90% of data and information comes with an x,y allowing you to throw it onto a map. What I'm looking forward to is a new way to look at cartography. Everybody's work on cartographers guild I have seen so far is not only maps but art. Alot of cool stuff and alot of new practices to learn.

[arsheesh]

Welcome to the Guild mapfreak! There aren't many of us here who actually have a background in professional cartography so I'm sure you'll have a lot to teach us as well. Looking forward to seeing some of your work.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh