Dreaming Beetle

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A scientist with an art habit. I have over 20 years of experience mapping. DreamingBeetle.redbubble.com

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Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jun 2

What a day

This tree hasn’t slept well and can’t keep pretending anymore. The look is clear on his face. Sign of the times behind him says ”stop”. It feels like the ass crack of winter, it’s so bleak.
Take care of yourself out there and give a tree a hug. Everyone will feel better.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Apr 5

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Urban heat map, Washington, DC

A summer heat map of Washington DC after sunset. Cooler, blue shades, are a minimum of 79 F, whereas warmer, yellow shades show maximum temperatures of 95 F. Concrete and hard surface result in a ~16 F increase in temperatures.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Eastern shore, VA

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Snowflake

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Norfolk and the Peninsula, VA

A Map of Norfolk, the Peninsula, and part of the Chesapeake Bay. Land is in shades if green and pink; water in shades of blue. DEM data from USGS

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Rio Grande, CO

The Rio Grande River, CO. Elevation data from USGS in shades of black, green, yellow.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Rivers in the UK and Ireland.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Roanoke, VA

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Days over 100F by 2070 (light color = 130 days/year). CMIP6 model data via NOAA.

A map of estimated number of days over 100 degrees F by 2070 in shades of purple (dark purple is low number, light colors go up to 130 days/year). The data is from CMIP6 model data for the high CO2 case via NOAA.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Washington DC on the Potomac 1794

A map of the plan of Washington, DC, 1794, in shades of marine blue.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Boston, 1775, before Back Bay was filled in with trash.

An map of Boston, 1775, by Lieutenant Page, Corps of Engineers. The map depicts British entrenchments in shades of blue-gray.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Fun with an antique salamander print

Salamanders in shades of purple, yellow, and turquoise and curled towards each other in the shape of a heart.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 24

Edward Muybridge in color

An ostrich running in 36 frames by Edward Muybridge, in shades of blue on an orange background.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 19

Although Gov Spanberger canceled all VA state ICE 287g agreements, the ICE website still shows it is active today. www.ice.gov/identify-and... www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n... These are my versions of the maps, showing the levels of gov and type. #GIS #ICE #CBP #Maps #NPR

A map of agreements between ICE and state and local law enforcement. They occur at the state (pink), county (red), municipal (blue dots), and college (green dots) levels. Regional areas were broken into county-level. Ice 287g agreements are the most plentiful in Texas and Florida.

A map of Ice 287 agreements with state and local governments. Polygons show state and county. Dots show smaller areas. The colors represent the type of agreement: Jail Enforcement (red), blue (Task Force), and green (warrant service).

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 5

I read your article, especially the section on restricting ICE/CBP to the 100 mile Border Zone. Your definition doesn't match Congress's report or the definition of the External Boundary. I estimate 177m live in the BZ, but it doesn't include Chicago or most of DC. www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

Congress's map of the location of the Border Zone as defined in 8§ 287.1 Definitions:"External boundary. The term external boundary, as used in section 287(a)(3) of the Act, means the land boundaries and the territorial sea of the United States extending 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States determined in accordance with international law.

(2) Reasonable distance. The term reasonable distance, as used in section 287(a) (3) of the Act, means within 100 air miles from any external boundary of the United States or any shorter distance which may be fixed by the chief patrol agent for CBP, or the special agent in charge for ICE, or, so far as the power to board and search aircraft is concerned any distance fixed pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section."

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Feb 5

Where in VA depends on Miller’s strategy. Most gov will not want to disappear people from their own neighborhood. If he ships agents from out of VA, they won’t tolerate it. There are lots of areas with immigrant populations in VA. arcg.is/5rOvm

A Virginia map showing the population density (red dots) of people without US citizenship. The ArcGIS link leads to an interactive web map for the whole country. Notice Maine has hardly any non-citizens. Data is from Census ACS 2025, Esri Living Atlas

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 30

Population density of immigrants without citizenship. arcg.is/5rOvm

A map showing population density of people without citizenship status in the US (red dots). Data is from ESRI ACS nativity and citizenship census data, updated 4/2025.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 29

What does the 100 mile Border Zone look like when you use different #GIS products? Fuller story here storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/61fe... #BORDERZONE #CBP #mapping #congress #ESRI

There are three main sources for the ArcGIS maps above: Blomberg/Esri (blue dash), M. Palavido (green area), and my maps (red area). A comparison of the maps shows that Bloomberg and Palavido used the coastline to act as the basis for the Border Zone, whereas I used the External Boundary 12 nautical miles offshore. Another difference is revealed when the maps are compared: Bloomberg and I used 100 nautical miles to delimit the Border Zone, whereas Palavido used statute miles.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 28

Updated maps of the 100 mile Border Zone (177 million) and the 25 mile Border Zone (58.5 million) with population estimates (2025 ESRI data). The new maps are shown below. #GIS #maps #BorderZONE #CBP arcg.is/1C4DSn2

A map of the population density in the 100 nautical mile Border Zone. Gray lines show the External Boundary and the interior of the zone. Purple dots represent population density. About 177 million people live in the 100 nm Border Zone.

A map of the population density in the 25 nautical mile Border Zone. Gray lines show the External Boundary and the interior of the zone. Purple dots represent population density. About 58.5 million people live in the 25 nm Border Zone.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 27

The aclu map is wrong according to Congress www.congress.gov/crs-product/... www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...

Congress map fig 1 showing the correct border zone based on national borders and the territorial sea boundary that is 12 naut miles offshore. This is set by 8 287.1

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 27

From the report

Searches at International Borders

Fourth Amendment jurisprudence recognizes searches and seizures at international borders as exceptional cases for Fourth Amendment purposes.136 Under what is known as the border search exception, searches performed at international borders do not generally require a warrant, probable cause, or reasonable suspicion.137 This exception to the warrant and probable cause requirements applies to outgoing as well as incoming travelers.138 The Supreme Court has stated that searches at the border "are reasonable simply by virtue of the fact that they occur at the border."139 Citing a lower expectation of privacy at the border, the Court has articulated that "[t]he Fourth Amendment balance between the interests of the Government and the privacy right of the individual is also struck much more favorably to the Government at the border."140 That said, not all searches at the border are per se reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. Some border searches conducted in a particularly offensive manner—such as a body cavity search—may still be limited by the Fourth Amendment.141 Simply stated, the reasonableness of a border search depends on the circumstances of the search itself.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 25

No matter the weather, Issa is always on the lookout for a neighbor with treats.

Intrepid Issa, a geriatric, 70 lb gray, black, and white pup, forges a path to the neighbors-that-always-have-treats.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 17

Current physical art project using markers and acrylic pens to gussy up a reproduction of an old coastal Virginia map. Great for relaxing if you listen to music.

A reproduction of an 1854 coastal Virginia map that I am coloring in with markers and acrylic pens because it’s relaxing. Shades of green and blue with more experimental colors and patterns in the fields.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Jan 14

ACLU - you need to fix your "Know Your Rights" map for the 100 mile Border Zone! Congress has made maps that show it's wrong as well. This info might be useful when you get into court! www.congress.gov/crs_external... This is the correct interactive map: tak.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

A map showing the 100-mile Border Zone (in Blue) in a 2018 Bloomberg map that was then used by the ACLU. The Light pink zone shows the 100 mile Border Zone as defined by law and Congress, and the dark pink is the 25-mile Border Zone. Your 4th Amendment rights are not as strong in the Border Zone.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Dec 3

A modified version of Harold Fisk’s Ancient Meanders of the Mississippi River.

A map of the Mississippi River meanders by Harold Fisk, 1944,
US Army Corps of Engineers. The map was digitally cleaned and the colors changed. Plate 22, sheet 6. Meanders of the Mississippi River loop and swoop in shades of gold, purple, and green.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Dec 2

Maps of Manhattan based on 1609 survey data. Originally by Townsend MacCoun, 1909. Modified by Dreaming Beetle LLC. Restoration and playing with color.

Maps of Manhattan based on 1609 survey data. Originally by Townsend MacCoun, 1909. Modified by Dreaming Beetle LLC. The map shows Manhattan Island with north oriented to the right in 4 panels with varying color schemes. The top map is in purple and yellow, the next in pink and green, the 3rd in green and blue, and the bottom map in blue and pink. The text says " The Island of Manhattan (Mannahtin) 1609, at the time of its discovery, showing its elevations, water courses, marshes, and shore line. By Townsend MacCoun, Author of "Historical Geography of the United States", "Historical Geography Charts of Europe", "The Holy Land in Geography and History". This map is bases upon colonial surveys of Ratzer, Montresor, Knypthausen, Bradford, Duykinck, etc and the Survey of 1867 by Genl. E.L. Viele. Identified Indian Nomenclature (in red). Present Streets and Shore Line for Identification. Copyright 1909 New York.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Sep 24

Morning aspirations: cute and poisonous.

A baby mushroom, white with spikes. Fallen leaves in the foreground, grass and a McMansion in the background. Blue skies see it all.

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Sep 3

Atlas Beetles

Dreaming Beetle@dreamingbeetle· Aug 21

Tree bark close ups from Pikes Peak, CO