Recording "Mappy Minutes" in the #EsriUC2026 Map Gallery with Edie, Lisa, John, Nathan, and the always excellent crew.

Properly attired with my heat map shoes for padding around at #EsriUC2026

Good morning San Diego! Is this the conference centre you're looking for? #EsriUC2026

Kick off #EsriUC2026 with Lauren and I in our rapid-fire cartography class. Room 9 8:30.

Day 195 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 14th is Cow Appreciation Day. Welcome to the herd! Map Cows (195/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/cow-...

San Diego bound for my 24th #EsriUC2026. Beginning in 2001, I came to 8 as an attendee. Now 16 with a red badge. Looking forward to seeing everyone, sharing mappy shenanigans, and giving away a load of carto-swag!

Day 194 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 13th is International Rock Day. Let's rock! 🤘 World Geology (194/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/inte...

Day 193 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 12th is Etch-a-Sketch Day. 66 years of this iconic toy and piece of pop culture, and now an AI version Map-a-sketch version I feel sure the haters will also hate. Map-a-Sketch (193/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/etch...

Day 192 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 11th is World Population Day. A day all about us. Aren't they all? World Population (192/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/worl...

Day 191 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 10th is World Kebab Day. So here's a meaty map for all those meaty map lovers. A World of Kebab (191/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/worl...

These Adidas "World Cup" hats are promotional items. Chuffed to bits to have acquired one #mapsinthewild 🌎☕

Day 190 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 9th is National Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Omelette Day. So... don't. That's the advice today. World Omelette Atlas (190/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/nati...

It's that time of year... Getting ready for #EsriUC2026. If you're interested in my sessions then here's the list: Map Wizardry w/ John Nelson & Nathan Shephard How Maps Work w/ Lauren Tierney Designing Thematic Maps w/ Lauren Tierney Plus lots more! registration.esri.com/flow/esri/26...

Day 189 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 8th is International Body Painting Day. A fun map, and a fun explanation of how it came about. Birds-Eye View (189/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/inte...

Day 188 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 7th is World Kiswahili Language Day. Want to know where it's spoken? Here's a map. Kiswahili (188/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/worl...

Day 187 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 6th is Malawi Independence Day. They're coming thick and fast! Malawi Independence Day (187/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/mala...

Day 186 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 5th is Tynwald Day in the Isle of Man. No. Me neither, but here's a map and a blog to explain. The Island's Parliament (186/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/isle...

Day 185 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 4th is US #IndependenceDay. 250 years old today, only 15 years older than the UK's mapping agency Ordnance Survey. I digress. Ian's created a game for you. Happy birthday. US States and Capitals (185/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/happ...

Day 184 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 3rd is Plastic Bag Free Day. But more than that it's a day on which Ian rails against missing hyphens, poor grammar, and announces stylesheet templates for prompt cartography. Disposable Bag Burden (184/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/plas...

Day 183 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 2nd is Made in the USA Day. Though it turns out Ian was mostly made in China 🤣 Made Where? (183/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/made...

Day 182 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 1st is Second Half of the Year Day. We're at half time in our AI mapping experiment so you get a small blog discussion today along with the map. Halfway Around the Sun (182/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/07/seco...

Day 181 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 30th is World Snorkeling Day. Get yer flippers on! World Snorkeling (181/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/worl...

Day 180 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 29th is World Industrial Design Day. Everyday objects. Beautifully designed. Designed for Life (180/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/worl...

Day 179 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 28th is International Body Piercing Day. So here's the human body as a decorative atlas of body adornment. Body Piercing (179/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/inte...

Day 178 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 27th is International Pineapple Day. Yep, there's a day for pineapples 🍍 Pineapples - a sturdy fruit (178/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/inte...

Day 177 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 26th is National Cream Tea Day. All you have to do is decide if you're a cream on top or jam on top person (clearly only one of those is correct!) Cream Tea Day (177/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/nati...

Day 176 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 25th is Bourdain Day. Today's map is all about Parts Unknown though I did have a few problems cajoling my AI Assistant to make this map. It is what it is. Parts Unknown (176/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/bour...

Absolutely no truth whatsoever in the rumour that @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social has been peeling map shapes off the reflecting pool

Day 175 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 24th is World UFO Day. More fun than writing another paper on ethics in Cartography apparently 🤣 Non-human Signals (175/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/ufo-...

Day 174 of #365DaysOfMaps. June 23rd is National Hydration Day. As pointless as a game of football inserting an additional break to create quarters as an excuse for more ads. Drought Stress x Impacted Population (174/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/06/nati...