Ben LeamonDownload and Convert DEMs of Japan from the Japanese Geospatial Information AuthorityWhile learning GIS in college I remember me and my classmates (and professors) struggling to coax the data we needed out of the USGS…Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Ben LeamonCheap and Easy System to Scan Notebooks and DocumentsOver the years I’ve accumulated quite a few notebooks. While some of these are keepers that I anticipate taking with me as I move…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
Ben LeamonGraphing Peak Cherry Blossom BloomsI found this graph charting the date of peak cherry blossom blooms in Kyoto, Japan, and wanted to see if I could recreate it. (Code here)Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Ben LeamonUSGS Maps with 3D Elevation in BlenderFinally! After almost a year (and upgrading my ten year-old computer) I figured out how to add digitally rendered elevation to old USGS…Jan 24, 20211Jan 24, 20211
Ben LeamonWriting a Web Scraper to Search for ApartmentsMy friend was looking to move into another unit in his UR apartment. The previous owner had vacated the premises and the housing company…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
Ben LeamonViolent ToddlersSmall kids get into a lot of disagreements, and these disagreements quickly degenerate. Over the summer while learning about regular…Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
Ben LeamonPost(?) Coronavirus JapanIt’s been about two weeks since the state of emergency in Japan has been lifted. Initially slated to run to the end of May, it was lifted…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Ben LeamonElevation Maps in Blender:So far, all the projects I’ve attempted have ended in some sort of success. Not all of them ended up as I’d initially conceived of them…May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
Ben LeamonUSGS Quadrangle with 3D EffectsLast year I found these maps combining vintage cartography with 3D hillshade effects. I was immediately obsessed. They. Are. Gorgeous…May 9, 2020May 9, 2020
Ben LeamonApril Projects:April for me, like a lot of people, was a bit of a distracting month. This isn’t to say I got nothing done, however. Rather than one big…May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
