One-dimensional maps

Celebration and criticism of maps of individual rivers, roads, railways, routes, flights and journeys of the imagination.

Tweets by @lorp

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Let’s start with some book recommendations. First, Alan Ereira’s 2016 biography of one-dimensional mapper extraordinaire John Ogilby (in which you’ll learn that his state-funded magnum opus “Britannia” was part of a plot for the French to invade England via Aberystwyth!)

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

The alternative? The photographer shoots from half a mile away.

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Objects of high aspect ratio benefit from specially designed cameras to avoid perspective distortion. Daniel Lawrence Lu’s photos of San Francisco streetcars, like Adam Magyar’s earlier ones of NYC Subway trains, use line scan cameras, capturing 1000s of pixel columns/second.

[Hacker News @hackernews]

A camera that only sees one column of pixels at a time turns out to be the perfect way to photograph a streetcar.

Daniel Lawrence Lu stood by the Muni tracks for three hours with a line scan camera, capturing about 10,000 one-pixel slices a second as each tram rolled past.

Since the vehicle paints itself onto the frame, there's no perspective at all. The trams come out flat and dead-on, like the elevation drawings an engineer would make, while the background smears into stripes. And people don't blur either.

https://t.co/Txt5Ij05hd

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Great to see an animated version of the dimension-busting Flatland photography by @aydinbuyuktas. It would be fantastic to try this in a navigation app.

[Keiryosha | まちの計量舎 @machi_measure]

最近たまに見かける「インセプション風の曲面マップ」、ナビアプリに実装されたら手前と遠くが同時に見渡せて意外と便利そう。

https://t.co/rmqtGKeLyw

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

It was an honour to have a 1D map from my collection feature in an @underware talk last year at @ATypI Copenhagen. The video of the talk has just been published.
https://t.co/oa1pFsMEvs

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

The map was from British Waterways Board’s Cruising Guide to the Llangollen Canal (1970). It presents the wiggly canal as a straight line, resulting in a clear and beautiful layout.

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Well this is very sweet

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

清明上河图 (Along the River During the Qingming Festival, 12th century), the painted scroll sometimes called China’s Mona Lisa, has been brought to life digitally before, but AI is taking it to another level 👏

[毛丹青 @maodanqing]

AIが復元した「清明上河図」に言葉を失う。確かに、AI特有の「滑らかすぎる質感」に違和感を覚える瞬間もある。だが、張択端が描こうとした千年前の喧騒が、圧倒的な解像度で迫ってくるのも事実だから、これは模写ではない。AIという異質なフィルターを通すことで、われわれは初めて「大宋」の熱気に触れる。賛否はあろうが、この没入感だけは否定できないかもしれない。

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Drop the “British Museum” text panel on the left to widen the scroll window. Everyone knows where it is.

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Why not use the giant screen to scroll along the entire Tapestry from left to right?

[Peter Ricketts @LordRickettsP]

The Tapestry looked wonderful on the giant screen in Piccadilly Circus. Imagine how good it will be close up! (Forgive the background hubbub).

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

@aarondfrancis @JannikJung One-dimensional maps!

[Aaron Francis @aarondfrancis]

This open source printer looks incredible

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Another super example of #1dmaps from @AaronKoelker

[Aaron Koelker @AaronKoelker]

Here's another receipt printer #map; this time of the Boston Marathon and contained in an enduro route sheet holder. (Thanks Eric Seitz for the suggestion). The map includes distances, landmarks, uphill segments, and more.

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Intriguing

[Joseph Lewis @josephlewis1992]

Natural terrestrial corridors from across Britain to Stonehenge*

* not to be taken too seriously - mainly for fun, e.g. does not incorporate rivers, assumes that movement optimised for reducing energy expenditure

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

I want this postcard set badly

[Felix Lowe @saddleblaze]

I'm fascinated by this 1948 Tour de France postcard collection which, when laid out, marks the entire route of the race that year. Has anyone seen anything like this before? @inrng @davidguenel

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

Rob Durkin @vectorchap is to be credited for “Discover London above the Piccadilly Line” from 2015. He’s also done posters of the Victoria Line, the Overground and the Thames in this style https://t.co/BQWUONuQyo

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

I’d love it! I took a photo of one in its natural habitat in 2013, so they aged well. It features as part of my #1dmaps collection. RT and reply? Tough call but ok!

[One-dimensional maps @longthinmaps]

@globalvisioninc @lulupinney @eyemagazine Frank Jacobs @VeryStrangeMaps wrote about the “Above Ground 2050” map in 2010. Worth a read despite slight bit-rot! https://t.co/ys0Nwf0nDs