Robert Simmon, Cartographer + Science Communicator specializing in Visualizing Satellite Imagery
Workshop Title: Data Mapping like a Pro: Raster Maps with command-line tools
Robert Simmon, Cartographer + Science Communicator specializing in Visualizing Satellite Imagery
Workshop Title: Data Mapping like a Pro: Raster Maps with command-line tools
Robert Simmon
Robert Simmon
Rob is a cartographer and science communicator who specializes in visualizing satellite data. He has decades of experience working with remote sensing experts and entrepreneurs, helping share their research and products with the public. Along the way he’s designed some of the most widely viewed imagery of our home planet. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and web sites; including the front page of the New York Times and the cover of National Geographic. He’s also known for creating the first global view of the Earth at Night, crafting the Blue Marble featured on the original Apple iPhone, and writing about best practices for scientific visualization.
WORKSHOP TITLE: Data Mapping like a Pro: Raster Maps with command-line tools
Raster data is a powerful tool for telling stories about both the natural world and human conflicts. Unfortunately, working with this data is often difficult and time consuming. In this workshop you’ll use command-line tools like GDAL and Python to read and manipulate raster data formats, and learn the fundamentals necessary to explore new data on your own. These techniques can help you make better and more innovative maps, faster.
