Print Cartography in a Multi-Resolution World

Paper and LED touch screens are both amazing pieces of technology, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. National Geographic has been producing gorgeous print work for decades. Stamen has been producing web-native work for years. We recently adapted NG's print production pipeline to produce multi-resolution content for an upcoming project. I talked about how.

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1. Print Cartography in a
   Multi-Resolution World
   and more
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   Seth Fitzsimmons
   

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2. flickr.com/photos/paperfolding/6918205247
   paper…
   

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5. flickr.com/photos/wrote/2419168625
   

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6. flickr.com/photos/georigami/15039660108
   

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7. the internet…
   

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9. SNEAK
   PEAK!
   

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12. GOALS
    1. Repurpose art, research,
    editorial, maps
    2. Make them interactive
    3. Make them multilingual
    

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14. [Amazonia overview]
    

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15. flickr.com/photos/randar/9916042373
    

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16. 㿃
    

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17. [forest types]
    

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18. [forest strata]
    

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19. [maps]
    

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22. Anatomy of a Web Map
    

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23. Anatomy of a Web Map
    multi-resolution image
    

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24. 256px
    256px
    360º
    180º
    (180º W
    ,
    ~90º N
    )
    

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25. 256px
    256px
    2
    
    (-, /2)
    

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26. 256px
    256px
    2
    
    (-, /2)
    

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27. 256px
    256px
    512px
    512px
    (0, 0)
    

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28. 256px
    256px
    (0, 0)
    2z ⨉ 256
    2z ⨉ 256
    

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29. 256px
    256px
    (0, 0)
    2z ⨉ 256
    2z ⨉ 256
    

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35. PROJCS["WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator",
    GEOGCS["WGS 84",
    DATUM["WGS_1984",
    SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],
    PROJECTION["Mercator_1SP"],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["X",EAST],
    AXIS["Y",NORTH],
    EXTENSION["PROJ4","+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0
    +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs"],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3857"]]
    

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37. [oceanplanning.org]
    

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50. [art]
    

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51. 256px
    256px
    (0, 0) 2z ⨉ 256
    2z ⨉ 256
    

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