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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>A while ago I experimented a bit with different rescale-enlargements of the Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP bike maps. I posted some pics but they weren't consistently sized or distanced, so I fixed that. All of these are from my phone camera at a fixed distance away and are cropped down to the same physical size subset.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/GreaterNorthshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterNorthshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MEGAMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEGAMAP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>BTW, I dropped in a little slipstream update for the MEGAMAP just now - same version numbering on the map itself but I hadn't quite closed the gap on the Elliot Bay / Waterfront in the south. So now I have.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/WaterfrontTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterfrontTrail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/ElliotBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElliotBay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/ElliotBayTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElliotBayTrail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MEGAMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEGAMAP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>waterfront trail is 100% open today ^_^</p><p>map update tonight!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/GreaterNorthshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterNorthshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/megamap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megamap</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@scottrossi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scottrossi</span></a></span> it is very Seattle ^_^</p><p><a href="https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho</span><span class="invisible">reBikeMap/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/GreaterNorthshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterNorthshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MEGAMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEGAMAP</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>Given that 600 dpi map files are FOUR TIMES the size of 300 dpi map files, is the additional clarity zoomed way further in than intended worthwhile?</p><p>(Again, a post with super-zoomed-in comparison: <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/114078404151160654" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/</span><span class="invisible">114078404151160654</span></a> )</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/GreaterNorthshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterNorthshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MEGAMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEGAMAP</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>Okay, so 22 people who answered the poll asking which was 600 dpi vs. 300 dpi, 1 or 2.</p><p>41% identified 2 correctly as 600 dpi.<br>50% thought it was 1, or couldn't tell.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/114078297089030822" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/</span><span class="invisible">114078297089030822</span></a></p><p>So the _next_ question becomes whether 600dpi is worthwhile for _digital_ use on _devices_.</p><p>Do people want to zoom in that far and is it work the extra storage?</p><p>Here's a comparison, viewed digitally side-by-side as screencaps. It's each to tell which is which, but left is 600dpi, and right is 300:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/114078404151160654" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/</span><span class="invisible">114078404151160654</span></a></p><p>...and poll is in reply.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/GreaterNorthshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterNorthshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MEGAMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEGAMAP</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>Playing with 300 vs. 600 dpi exports</p><p>Which do you think is 600dpi?</p><p>POLL IN FIRST REPLY</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/GreaterNorthshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterNorthshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MEGAMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEGAMAP</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>Surprise additional update on portion of Redmond covered by the 2 Line map, upgrades on 152nd NE north of NE 24th St. That'll also drop in tomorrow's map update.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/megamap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megamap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>I decided it was kind of rude to cut off discovery park so I widened the workspace to put it back on</p><p>and that also gave me the space to add back the west seattle bridge detail so I did that too</p><p>and a little cleanup why not</p><p>anyway it's 722x656mm or roughly 28.5"x26" now at intended print resolution (300 dpi because that's a standard here)</p><p>I really think and hope I'm done with this version, now that I know this thing has legs I'm kinda like "whelp now time to do it over again with proper tools" so that maintenance will be easier and alignment won't be such a bear and a half</p><p>project:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho</span><span class="invisible">reBikeMap</span></a></p><p>megamap:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/blob/main/MEGAMAP%201%20-%20May%202024.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho</span><span class="invisible">reBikeMap/blob/main/MEGAMAP%201%20-%20May%202024.jpg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/bikemap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikemap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/northshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/eastside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eastside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/megamap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megamap</span></a></p>
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