2004 features the creation of the Lenz Project, the Star Series, the Abstract Series, the Mother Earth Series and the Memory Series, as well as a few animations and my first interactive maps. See below for links to all of the maps of 2004.

The Lenz Project
Begun June 25th, 2004

More information about the Lenz Project(ion) below.

– DC Lenz #2 – Lake Reflect Cube Lenz – Kamache Cube Lenz – Himalaya Cube Lenz – Baghdad Cube Lenz – Monrovia Cube Lenz – Dutch Cube Lenz – Vortex Cube Lenz – Ganges Cube Lenz – Ivan Cube Lenz – Ballwin Bubble #2 – Ballwin Bubble – Greenzone Full Lenz – Brussels Lenz #5 – Dutch Full Lenz – Bissau Full Lenz – Ganges Himalay Guinea-Bissau Lenz – Greenzone #5 – Kamanche Bissau Lenz – Vortex Spin #2 – Vortex Spin – Vortex Lenz – Bolivia Lenz – Ganges Reflect Lenz – Ganges Lenz – Brussels Random Lenz – Kamanche Lenz – Namib Lenz – Dutch NYC Lenz #3 – Dutch NYC Lenz #2 – Dutch NYC Lenz – Dutch Bissau Lenz #2 – Dutch Bissau Lenz – NYC Bissau Reflect Lenz – Bissau Lake Inner Reflect Lenz – Himalaya Brussels Lenz – Brussels Invert Lenz – Himalaya Invert Lenz – Bissau Invert Inner Lenz – Bissau Monrovia Lenz – Bissau Black Lenz – Inner Lake Lenz – Himalaya Bissau Lenz – Guinea-Bissau Lenz – Guinea-Bissau Lenz #2 – Baghdad Bissau Lenz – Baghdad Bissau Lenz #2 – Baghdad Lake Lenz – Baghdad Monrovia Eye – Baghdad Monrovia Lenz – Brussels Lenz – Brussels Lenz #2 – Brussels Eye – Earth Eye Monrovia Black Lenz – Earth Eye Monrovia Total Lenz – Earth Lenz Monrovia – Earth Eye Monrovia – Earth Eye Reflection – Earth Eye – Fire Eye – Fire Lenz – Istanbul Eye – False Color Eye – Recycle Lenz – Mecca Lenz – Mecca Aqua Lenz – Moon Lenz – Pentagon Lenz – Statue of Liberty Lenz – Vatican Lenz – Iraq Lenz – Vatican Lenz #2 – Abu Ghraib Lenz – Baghdad Lenz – Bora Bora Lenz – DC Lenz – DC Torus Lenz

About the Lenz Project(ion)
The Lenz Project was started in June of 2004 at my residence in the Shaw neighborhood in Washington, DC. Begun shortly after finishing my studies at the George Washington University, I began to plot the concept of being a square peg in a round hole (Living in Washington, DC). The Lenz Projection was born as a cartographic emotional response to finding myself and what I wanted to become. The answer, after nearly 77 maps, was inorder to fit in, I must focus.

The Lenz Projection is based on 4 simple items:
– Aerial or satellite image
– Torus (a donut)
– Transparent glass sphere
– Light source

The Lenz Projection was setup as follows:

– A light source is created to illuminate the scene
– The aerial or satellite image was placed in the direct center of the scene (the square peg)
– The Torus placed at the center of the scene and reduced so that the image fits exactly in the center (the square peg in a round hole)
– The transparent glass sphere was place at the center of the scene enclosing the image and half the diameter of the torus (Lenz)

By adjusting the the Z dimension (depth) of the transparent glass sphere over the square image in the circle, the Lenz causes the imagery to refract and fill the space of the circle. Thus by focusing the Lenz on a given space, the square peg becomes round. View this animation for a side by side comparison of how the Lenz refracts.

From June 20th, 2004 until October 19th, 2004 the maps below were created or a near daily basis. Due to the pace of my cartographic production, I gave my cartographic journal the title “The Daily Render.” The end of the Lenz Project came with the completion of DC Lenz #2 because I felt that I had created the best Lenz Projection to date and I was ready to begin experimenting with different shapes and dimensions. Through the process I had discovered quite a bit about myself and the means to project geospatial information. While this stage of the Lenz project had finished, I’ve continued to make maps using the perfected Lenz Projection template.

Some of the early maps in the Lenz Projection used copyrighted satellite imagery. At the time of their creation I was unaware of what imagery was legal and illegal to use. I discovered that all for-profit corporations forbid the modification of the pixels of the satellite image. I also discovered that there are some sources of public domain imagery that allow for the creation of derivative products. Starting in late 2004 all of my maps are composed of only public domain imagery, however I chosen to keep my early maps on-line for educational purposes.

Other Maps from 2004: – E Street Risk Analysis (Interactive) – Personal Card – Brussels Lenz (Animation) – U Street Development (Interactive) – Nambib Lenz (Animation) – Flower for Jerusalem – Flower & Sun – False Color Grid (Detail) – 3D Lenz (Interactive) – Brussels Lenz 3D (Interactive) – Dutch Bissau Lenz 3D (Interactive) – Post 911 ReflectionDelta – Middle East Reflection – Mississippi Delta Reflection Balls – Star of the Mississippi River Delta – Star of Bissau – Star of the Ganges River – Star of Brussels – Star of Saint Louis – Abstract Netherlands – Abstract DC – Abstract Brussels – Abstract Saint Louis – Mother Earth #1 – Mother Earth (Animation) – Mother Earth #2 – Mother Earth #3 – Star of DC – U Street Popular Locations (Interactive) – U.S. Naval Observatory Lenz

Related:
• 95 Maps in 2008
• 305 Maps in 2007
• 213 Maps in 2006
• 122 Maps in 2005