by gspeed | May 7, 2023 | GIS, Photography, Travel
My family was visiting, and as a tourist outing we went to Amersfoort, the second largest town in Utrecht province, to have a picnic lunch and see the historic Koppelpoort. We had plenty of time in the day, so I took the opportunity to make a 3D model of the...
by gspeed | Mar 29, 2023 | Photography
In the spring, summer and fall after work on days I rent a bike at Utrecht Centraal I like to take long meandering routes back to the station. Near Bunnik, south of the Utrecht Science Park, is a replica altar to the god Viredecdis. The original altar was found in...
by gspeed | Jun 5, 2021 | GIS, Photography
I went for a 65km bike ride from Capelle aan den IJssel through Hitland Park up to Gouda, and then a meandering ride west through Zoetermeer to Nootdorp, and while I was in Zoetermeer I passed over the Nelson Mandelabrug. The Nelson Mandelabrug is a pedestrian and...
by gspeed | Mar 24, 2021 | GIS, Nature, Photography, Travel
The Gaatkensbult is an artificial hill in Carnisselande near Barendrecht, the Netherlands. During the construction of the Jan Gerritspolder Dike along the Oude Maas river in the early 2000s, a 15 meter tall hill was built atop a section of the dike, and they placed a...
by gspeed | Mar 5, 2021 | GIS, Photography, Portfolio, Travel
A model I made of Akhtala Cathedral in northern Armenia made the Sketchfab Cultural Heritage and History Top 10 list for 2021 week 9! See the model below and the full top 10 list on the Sketchfab website. ...
by gspeed | Feb 22, 2021 | GIS, Photography, Travel
This morning I only intended to go to Kinderdijk to see the UNESCO World Heritage site near Rotterdam, easily accessible by boat, but that trip took a lot longer than I expected. I rode the ferry from Erasmusbrug to Ridderkerk, and then another ferry from Ridderkerk...
