What are relief models? The following text is an excerpt from the book “A Wilderness of Rocks: The Impact of Relief Models on Data Science” by Melanie McCalmont. For a full description of model-building in this era, consult the book. Relief models are three-dimensional objects with a thematic map overlay. Models are the most effective…
New word: Petrosomatoglyph. It’s the body prints or markings in a rock-like substance. Think of a handprint in your neighborhood cement sidewalk. Petrosomatoglyph. Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame. Dinosaur footprints in fossilized mud. The ancient Indian markings in the southwestern desert. (I’ve heard that cement layers, who were Mets fans, when refurbishing the old Yankee Stadium wrote…