Cartography humor.
Jun. 11th, 2007 09:58 amI know I haven't mentioned much about my current job since I started a couple of months ago, but I'm working on maps of the local water and sewer systems that are being rebuilt.
Today, I'm adding features showing the areas for which we don't yet have solid data. I have files that show what the original pipes looked like, I have annotations that show what's been demolished, and I've got a file with multiple contradictory proposals for the new pipe system -- but I don't know what's actually there, or what will be there.
I've named the shape file "incognita".
I'm fighting off the temptation to label the regions "hic sunt dracones".
Today, I'm adding features showing the areas for which we don't yet have solid data. I have files that show what the original pipes looked like, I have annotations that show what's been demolished, and I've got a file with multiple contradictory proposals for the new pipe system -- but I don't know what's actually there, or what will be there.
I've named the shape file "incognita".
I'm fighting off the temptation to label the regions "hic sunt dracones".