Maps That Move You.

Ian Bachman-Sanders

A map creating optimized bicycling directions in Duluth, MN.

Cycleroutes

Find cycling directions in Duluth, Minnesota based on infrastructure, social media, and the behavior of other cyclists.

A dynamic map exploring commute length and modality in cities around the US.

Commuting in the US

A dynamic map exploring commute length and modality in cities around the US. I wish that more people biked.

An interactive map illustrating the impact of natural disasters by country

Natural Disaster Resilience

An exploration of how much of an impact natural disasters had on countries around the world using D3. Coding blocks galore!

Mapping the cycling experience in all sorts of weather in the United Kingdom

The UK by Bicycle

Using weather and terrain to tell the story of a journey. A rather soggy, windy, and hilly journey.

Design and map a twenty-one day professional cycling race? Yes please. Someone bring me some gravel.

New Zealand: Grand Tour

If you could plan a bike race anywhere in the world, where would you go?

What could encourage exploration more than a map of your world, a la Middle Earth?

The Adventure Map

Celebrating the road from your door. While I do not recommend this map for navigational reference, I do recommend it as imaginative fodder.

Bicycle share was Uber before Uber was cool, except without all the CO2 emmissions.

Alta Bicycle Share

Maps and bikes!

Alternative works of mine: drawings, posters, experimental sculpture.

Artful Things

I occasionally do some work that leaks over the edge of cartography and into something completely different.

Ian Bachman-Sanders. Likes bikes. Makes maps.

Where I'm Coming From

My career and life goals orbit around this creed: to travel is to grow. I endeavor to get outside and explore every day. I have always walked, biked, run, or taken some form of public transportation to move between home, work, and community events, and I want to get as many people as possible to do the same. I am drawn to design thinking to enable and reward people for getting outside. I aspire to understand how people move through spaces and why, and how these choices affect other aspects of their lives. I see potential in the communal spatial data being collected around the world. I use geospatial technology to encourage a culture of travel that is better for the environment and ourselves.

Adventure's I've Had

Writings from the road on the Golden Tandem

Adventures of the Golden Tandem!

The adventures of my partner Christine and I by bike!

What I Can Do

Mapping Technologies

ArcGIS 10.X, ArcGIS Server 10.x, Google Earth, Open source GIS (QGIS, GDAL, OGR)

Server-Side and Web Development

Python, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap

Mapping API Development

Mapbox, Google Maps

Graphic Design

Adobe Creative Suite

Work I've Done

Alta Bicycle Share

2011 - 2013

Content and Production Manager (July 2012 – May 2013)

  • Designed and coordinated production of creative field material across multiple cities
  • Designed and implemented digital and physical marketing materials
  • Oversaw design and production of all maps, decals, marketing material, and digital advertising

Marketing Specialist and Administrative Manager (July 2011 – July 2012)

  • Assisted in website maintenance
  • Managed Console software to service system members

Boston Bikes

2011

Youth Community Program Coordinator

  • Coordinated and ran programs for students K-12 on bicycle safety, skills, and maintenance
  • Developed curriculum for each class based on age, environment, and skill level
  • Collected geospatial data for various Boston Bikes initiatives

Breck School

2014 – 2016

2015- 5th and 8th Grade History, Science, and English Teacher

2014- 5th and 8th Grade English and History Teacher, After-School Coordinator

  • Taught 8th grade History on modern global issues, focusing on the geography of conflict and privilege
  • Taught 8th grade Earth Science, focusing on cartography, climate change, and water
  • Taught 5th grade English/History: survey of ancient civilizations, introduction to geography, and a literacy and writing focus
  • Oversaw after-school homework and sports programs for 15-30 students a day, 5th - 8th grade

The Brearley School

2013 – 2014

Grade Four Associate Teacher

  • Co-taught fourth grade English, History, and Writing for a class of 25
  • Developed and implemented English and History curriculum, led weekly Math enrichment classes

Middlebury College GIS Lab

2009 - 2010

Tutor and Lab Assistant

  • Aided professors during lab sessions and GIS students during lab hours
  • Specialized in the different applications of ESRI and IDRISI programs

Biology, Ecology and Evolution

2006 – 2007

Teacher’s Assistant, Professor Matthew Landis

  • Assisted with lab organization and execution
  • Provided aid and explanation on various biology labs for students during class and help sessions

Middlebury Environmental Affairs Office

2007

Research Assistant, Jack Byrne, Director of Sustainability Integration

  • Compiled the Middlebury Greenhouse Gas inventory for the 2006 – 2007 academic year
  • Organized and initiated carbon footprint-oriented events for the 2007 – 2008 academic year

Curriculum Vitae

University of Wisconsin, Madison

2016 - 2017

Professional Master of Science: Geographic Information Systems and Web Map Programming

Courses: Geocomputing, GIS and Spatial Analysis, Graphic Design in Cartography, Spatial Web and Mobile Programming, Spatial Database, Interactive Cartography and Geovisualization

Interests: transportation networks, mobile-navigation, route optimization and heuristics, cycling infrastructure design, user-interface user-experience

Middlebury College

2006 - 2010

Bachelor of Arts, Geography and Environmental Studies

Thesis: “After the Private Car: Retrofitting Communities for Bicycles in the 21st Century”

Honors: College Scholar, Magna Cum Laude

I'd love to hear from you.

If you have questions, projects, or just want to talk bikes or maps, throw me a line: