My brother, I don't need many maps these days. I do however spend a lot of time looking a nautical charts. I've got two laminated blow ups of the Neuse river to assist me in learning it in depth. Depth matters here much more than the sound. I was very used to sailing in 100's of feet of water and now well 20' is deep. It just so happens than the upper and lower Neuse charts both have my place on them. One of the two is always the placemat on my desk for daily reading. Merry Christmas my friend.
Great post. Always good to see another map nerd. It is amazing how far we've come in mapping resources and availability; I remember being amazed and thankful to have a static version of Falcon View on a laptop while working as an advisor in Al Anbar circa '05. The links are going to cost me time. Already cost me $12.99 since I grabbed a copy of Recoding America on your recommendation. In closing , the China POV map of the Western Pacific is just too good.
My brother, I don't need many maps these days. I do however spend a lot of time looking a nautical charts. I've got two laminated blow ups of the Neuse river to assist me in learning it in depth. Depth matters here much more than the sound. I was very used to sailing in 100's of feet of water and now well 20' is deep. It just so happens than the upper and lower Neuse charts both have my place on them. One of the two is always the placemat on my desk for daily reading. Merry Christmas my friend.
Never a bad time to flag "Thinking in Space" by Andrew Rhodes for those who want to get more from their maps...
https://tnsr.org/2019/11/thinking-in-space-the-role-of-geography-in-national-security-decision-making/
Great post. Always good to see another map nerd. It is amazing how far we've come in mapping resources and availability; I remember being amazed and thankful to have a static version of Falcon View on a laptop while working as an advisor in Al Anbar circa '05. The links are going to cost me time. Already cost me $12.99 since I grabbed a copy of Recoding America on your recommendation. In closing , the China POV map of the Western Pacific is just too good.
Oh man, FalconView. That brings back memories. https://downrangedata.substack.com/p/14-its-good-to-be-the-warlord
It was probably better for its intended audience (aviators) than crunchies like me. Still, it was the first mapping tool I used as a new LT.