{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Melissa Albino Hegeman","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/mel_likes_maps","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1681300","username":"mel_likes_maps","bio":"Hi! I'm Mel, a data analyst and GIS specialist who's been working with maps and spatial data for the past 15 years. While my expertise is in R and ArcGIS, I'm always exploring new tools and technologies to solve data challenges.\n\nDespite not having a computer science background, I've found my way into the technical world of GIS and data analysis. This blog is my way of documenting that journey, keeping myself accountable, and sharing solutions to problems I've encountered along the way. I especially enjoy writing about those tricky problems that took me hours to solve – hoping to save others from the same headaches!\n\nWhen I'm not working with maps and data, you can find me skiing with my family, cooking new dishes, or listening to an audiobook. ","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":4,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/47/1681300.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"88898137","content_html":"<p>Day 8 of #30DayChartChallenge: Circular. Continuing the USGS earthquake theme – a circular histogram of Cascadia Subduction Zone M2.5+ quakes binned by local hour of day (Pacific time). #rstats #dataviz</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fb892a9c19f.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"256\" alt=\"A circular bar chart displays the frequency of earthquakes by hour in the Cascadian Subduction Zone from April 2025 to April 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2026/04/23/day-of-daychartchallenge-circular-continuing.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T02:26:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 02:26","date_timestamp":1776997601,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/116457315591254458","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3mk7hztp4bc27"]}},{"id":"88822488","content_html":"<p>Day 7 of #30DayChartChallenge: Multiscale. Looking at earthquake activity worldwide and at a regional scale. Different stories at different scales. Made with #rstats + USGS. #dataviz</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F32e90ae962.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"310\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2026/04/22/day-of-daychartchallenge-multiscale-looking.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T01:53:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 01:53","date_timestamp":1776909213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/116451523036675826","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3mk4vpthbz727"]}},{"id":"88493257","content_html":"<p>Day 5 of #30DayChartChallenge: Experimental — first time making a beeswarm! The big HR hitters get the attention, but the interesting story is the floor rising. Mean HR for a qualified batter: 12.4 in the 1980s → 17.1 in the 2020s. Everybody’s swinging for the fences. #rstats #dataviz</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fday05-beeswarm.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"497\" alt=\"A chart depicts the increasing trend of median home runs per baseball season from the 1920s to the 2020s, marked by individual data points and decade means.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2026/04/17/day-of-daychartchallenge-experimental-first.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T03:09:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 03:09","date_timestamp":1776481758,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/116423515447864985","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3mjqhpdji432m"]}},{"id":"88024663","content_html":"<p>Sticking with the same general dataset across multiple charts is helping me stay on track with the #30DayChartChallenge. The Royals had the biggest turnaround in MLB from 2023 → 2024. The Marlins had the biggest fall. Day 4 : Slope — all 30 teams, two seasons, one line each. #rstats #dataviz</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ffffb8d57a2.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"472\" alt=\"A slope graph shows the changes in winning percentage for MLB teams between 2023 and 2024, highlighting the Kansas City Royals with the biggest increase and the Miami Marlins with the biggest decrease.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2026/04/10/sticking-with-the-same-general.html","date_published":"2026-04-11T02:47:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-11 02:47","date_timestamp":1775875643,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/116383792741003492","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3mj6t7jozvm2o"]}},{"id":"87955822","content_html":"<p>It’s baseball season, and someone told me there are no lefty catchers in MLB. So I dug into the Lahman database for #30DayChartChallenge Day 3 (Mosaic) — sure enough, catchers are the most right-handed position in the game. #rstats #dataviz</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F028eaf02ec.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"499\" alt=\"A mosaic chart displays the distribution of batting stances among MLB players by fielding position from 2000 to the present, highlighting the rarity of left-handed catchers.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2026/04/09/its-baseball-season-and-someone.html","date_published":"2026-04-10T03:32:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 03:32","date_timestamp":1775791952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/116378307900652806","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3mj4fbcx7oy2h"]}},{"id":"87950965","content_html":"<p>For Day 2 of #30DayChartChallenge (Pictogram), I kept digging into the Lahman baseball database in R. Each ⭐ = one World Series title since 2000, gold for AL, blue for NL. #rstats #dataviz</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fb8d47e6845.png\" width=\"514\" height=\"293\" alt=\"A pictogram displays the number of World Series titles won by the American League (12 wins) and the National League (14 wins) from 2000 to 2023 using stars.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2026/04/09/for-day-of-daychartchallenge-pictogram.html","date_published":"2026-04-10T01:17:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 01:17","date_timestamp":1775783875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/116377778437948907","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3mj464s5fzn2u"]}},{"id":"87812661","content_html":"<p>#30DayChartChallenge Day 1\nTriples are hard to come by… Here’s the distribution of MLB hits, by type in 2025. Made with data from the Lahmen package. #rstats\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fmlbhits2025treemap.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A chart shows the distribution of MLB hits in 2025, with singles at 65%, doubles at 19%, home runs at 14%, and triples at 2%.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2026/04/07/daychartchallenge-day-triples-are-hard.html","date_published":"2026-04-08T02:54:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 02:54","date_timestamp":1775616848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/116366827536842174","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3mixc4mszyc2o"]}},{"id":"78390646","content_html":"<p>Day 14 of #30DayMapChallenge: OpenStreetMap 🗺️ I haven’t really explored OSM data before, but the level of detail in my area of interest was great. Here’s a quick map of places you can sit and read at the park. Built with #rstats and ggplot2 📍</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F72bbc92368.png\" width=\"247\" height=\"400\" alt=\"A map of Heckscher Park in Huntington Village, NY, highlights park benches and is part of the #30DayMapChallenge using OpenStreetMap data.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2025/11/20/day-of-daymapchallenge-openstreetmap-i.html","date_published":"2025-11-20T14:21:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-20 14:21","date_timestamp":1763648507,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/115582483703522766","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3m62xwenpqf2q"]}},{"id":"78054338","content_html":"<p>I wanted more practice using OpenStreetMap data. Here is a hexagonal map of dining places in New York State, made in #rstats using OSM point-of-interest data. #30DayMapChallenge Day 10: Minimal Maps. #gis</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2025%2Fday10-minmap-restaurants.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"540\" alt=\"A hexagonal binning map illustrates the concentration of dining establishments in New York, with varying shades representing different densities.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2025/11/15/i-wanted-more-practice-using.html","date_published":"2025-11-15T17:42:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-15 17:42","date_timestamp":1763228551,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/115554948371167991","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3m5oqmq7b4t2q"]}},{"id":"77770169","content_html":"<p>#30DayMapChallenge Day 2: Lines. I wanted to make a quick map of my summer vacation using #rstats. I couldn’t get the arrows to display correctly, so that is still a work in progress. GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/mhegeman/30DayMapChallenge_2025\">https://github.com/mhegeman/30DayMapChallenge_2025</a></p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2025%2Fday2-travel-lines.png\" alt=\"A map outlines a travel route from New York City to various European cities, including Dublin, Paris, and Madrid, using airplane and train connections.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2025/11/11/daymapchallenge-day-lines-i-wanted.html","date_published":"2025-11-11T20:54:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-11 20:54","date_timestamp":1762894467,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/115533052170623436","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3m5ezqdyfik27"]}},{"id":"77585052","content_html":"<p>Trying to catch up on the #30DayMapChallenge Day 1: Points. Since it is almost ski season in the Northern Hemisphere, I wanted to find the top 10 ski resorts with the most significant vertical drop within 100 miles of Boston. I used data from <a href=\"https://openskimap.org/#7.26/42.424/-71.711\">Open Ski Map</a> and made the map in R using Leaflet.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F173c8f6c06.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"506\" alt=\"A map shows the top 10 ski areas by vertical drop within 100 miles of Boston, with specific locations marked, Berkshire East Ski Resort is highlighted as an example.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2025/11/08/trying-to-catch-up-on.html","date_published":"2025-11-09T03:53:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-09 03:53","date_timestamp":1762660396,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/115517712219410720"]}},{"id":"74443176","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://libbyheeren.bsky.social\">@libbyheeren.bsky.social</a> Same here, everything is x, y, z when I first start.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3lzms5oi56c2y","date_published":"2025-09-25T01:24:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-25 01:24","date_timestamp":1758763460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"74215576","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mel-likes-maps.bsky.social\">@mel-likes-maps.bsky.social</a> Thank you!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3lzkewh7uzc2k","date_published":"2025-09-24T02:22:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-24 02:22","date_timestamp":1758680539,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"58789859","content_html":"<p>#tidytuesday I am a bit late on this, but the show is really all about Homer. Speaking lines by character for seasons 21-26.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel-likes-maps.com%2Fuploads%2F2025%2Fc59be47374.png\" width=\"555\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Area graph of speaking lines by main character for The Simpsons\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2025/03/01/tidytuesday-i-am-a-bit.html","date_published":"2025-03-02T01:48:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-02 01:48","date_timestamp":1740880135,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"51942857","content_html":"<p>Fell a bit off the #AdventOfCode wagon, but trying to get back at it. I work almost exclusively with dataframes as inputs, this reminds me that there are other data structures. Completed “Print Queue” - Day 5 <a href=\"https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/5\">adventofcode.com/2024/day/…</a> GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/mhegeman/advent-of-code-2024\">github.com/mhegeman/…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.mel-likes-maps.com/2024/12/11/fell-a-bit.html","date_published":"2024-12-12T03:01:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Melissa Albino Hegeman","url":"https://mel-likes-maps.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F47%2F1681300.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mel_likes_maps"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-12 03:01","date_timestamp":1733972466,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://twit.social/@mel_likes_maps/113637620077369275","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7khi6f6jhajh26ctxpn5aue/post/3ld3bqqqqv52j"]}},{"id":"51461761","content_html":"<p>Just completed “Ceres Search” Day 4 of Advent of Code 2024. Part 1 was a breeze, boosting my confidence, but Part 2 fixed that. 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