Re: PING: Lanny, re: Southward Rubythroat Migration Mapping

In article <ucGql.10192$v8.6484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Eric Miller <miller_nospam_eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Lanny, after seeing the FAQ on your site about not having plans to map
the southward migration, I think I have a strategy that would negate any
worries about the possibility that people would report multiple last
sightings. I'd also be happy to host and run the map if you could
provide some consultation regarding the map display software.

Eric, you are more than welcome to give it a shot (all hope abandon, ye
who enter here).

Given the dot-with-date format of my maps, no mapping software I know of
can decide which reports to discard to avoid unreadable crowding while
preserving the sense of migration progress. That part requires human
judgment. So does weeding out the prank reports, suspected winter
hummers, and non-Ruby-throated. This time of year, I get more bogus
reports than useful ones. By the end of the season, about 10% of all
reports received will end up on the map.

Production process: with each report, I look up the zipcode in Google
Maps, zoom out to show the whole state, then use my Calibrated
Eyeball(tm) to draw a dot on the map in an image editor, and finally add
the date. I use Adobe Fireworks , but any image editor would work as
well.

The only part that's automated is forwarding the data to Journey North,
using a simple filter in my email app.

If you're still game, I'll be happy to send you the empty base map, with
or without the breeding range, in any common image format (PNG, GIF,
JPEG, TIFF, PICT, BMP, EPS, PDF). Since it's a vector file, I'll even
scale it to your dimensional preference.

--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
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Relevant Pages

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  • Re: PING: Lanny, re: Southward Rubythroat Migration Mapping
    ... the southward migration, I think I have a strategy that would negate any worries about the possibility that people would report multiple last sightings. ... I'd also be happy to host and run the map if you could provide some consultation regarding the map display software. ... Eyeballto draw a dot on the map in an image editor, ...
    (rec.birds)
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