Kevin Burkman
Geographic Information Sciences Analyst
Map Gallery
The Canyonlands of Moab, Utah
Personal Commission
Media: 34"x44" paper map and digital Story Map
Geography: Utah
Date: February 2025
These map productions commemorate my appreciation of the Colorado Plateau's spectacular Moab, Utah region. They were inspired by my most recent visit there in October, 2024
Chickadee Creek Farm
Chickadee Creek Farm
Medium: 20"x20" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: January 2025
This map, the first in a series to recognize the importance of agriculturalists and their farm landscapes, was produced for Jess Neiderer, a fourth generation farmer in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. This map is dedicated to Jess and her devotion, passion and vision for organic farming.
North Central Pennsylvania Recreation Map
Private Commission
Medium: 36'x24" paper map
Geography: Pennsylvania
Date: November 2024
This map is dedicated to Alan and Lois Rothenberger, who have graciously and generously shared their home on Pine Creek, in remote north central Pennsylvania, and their love and appreciation of this region.
Sourland Mountain Open Space Analysis:
Status for all Preservation Categories 2013-2023
Sourland Conservancy
Medium: 48"x36" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: July 2024
This map, the last in a series, demonstrates the land development/preservation status for parcels in the Sourland Mountain region of central New Jersey, over a ten year period.
Barnard Station and the Underground Railroad
Friends of Barnard Station
Medium: 48"x36" paper map
Geography: Pennsylvania
Date: April 2024
Best Cartographic Design, NJDEP Map Contest, May 2024
Barnard Station in southeastern Pennsylvania was one of the most important stops on the Underground Railroad, enabling hundreds of fugitive slaves to find safety and freedom. This map was produced for the the Friends of Barnard Station, an organization who is restoring this 19th century building, for future use as a museum.
NJDEP Bureau of GIS:
Mobile Map Package Pilot Maps
NJDEP Bureau of GIS
Medium: Digital Map Application
Geography: New Jersey
Date: April 2024
This poster was created to promote the Mobile Map Package digital application for the NJDEP's Bureau of GIS, and features maps of various New Jersey state parks and forests.
Watersheds of Sourland Mountain
Sourland Conservancy
Medium: 48"x36" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: March 2023
Best Cartographic Design & Best Educational Map, NJDEP Map Contest, April, 2023
Selected for publication in the 2025 Esri Map Book (Volume 40)
This map displays the watersheds and hydrological features of Sourland Mountain, an important geologic and environmental feature in central New Jersey
Sourland Region Hiking Atlas
Sourland Conservancy
Medium: Booklet
Geography: New Jersey
Date: March 2023
Best Best Map or Atlas Series, NJDEP Map Contest, April, 2023
This paper atlas represents the 20+ hiking sites in the Sourland Mountain region, including county, local and non-profit preserves.
Hillsborough Country Club
Private Commission
Medium: 16"x20" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: February 2024
This land cover map represents the former Hillsborough Country Club, located in Hillsborough Township, Somerset County. It was created for local stakeholders, in response to the site's conversion to open space.
Canal to Mountain Pathway
Multi Agency Commission
Medium: 8.5"x11" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: September 2022
With the creation of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) and its connections to trails in nearby parks and preserves (especially those in its northern reaches), it is now possible to walk from Lawrence Township, all the way to the crest of Sourland Mountain, a total distance on foot of over 20 miles.
This map represents the many trail and park linkages for a proposed "Canal to Mountain Pathway", which would span those miles.
American Civil War Eastern Theater
July 1861-July 1863
Approaches to Gettysburg June 1863
Personal Commission
Medium: 24"x36" paper maps
Geography: Pennsylvania
Date: August 2020
Two in a series of twenty, these maps represent the troop movements across three states, during the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign. The are used during walking tours I Iead at Gettysburg National Military Park.
Churchville Nature Center Trail Map
Churchville Nature Center
Medium: 8"x11" paper map
Geography: Pennsylvania
Date: January 2022
Trail map created for a small nature preserve in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Sourland Mountain Geophysical Map
Personal Commission
Medium: 40"x40" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: September 2021
This map represents the geophysical components (elevation, hydrology, land cover) of central New Jersey's Sourland Mountain region.
African American History of the
Sourland Mountain Region
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM)
Medium: 36"x48" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: July 2021
Best Educational Map, NJDEP Map Contest, April 2022
A large part of the human history of the Sourland Mountain region includes African Americans, who have resided here since the early 18th century. This map, created for SSAAM's educational outreach program, highlights the history and sites of African American importance in the region.
Rock Brook Watershed
Open Space Commission, Montgomery Township, New Jersey
Medium: 16"x20" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: May 2021
The Rock Brook watershed comprises over 6,000 acres, in an outlying region of Montgomery Township. The map was created for the township's open space committee, to identify the watershed's natural and historical resources, as well as public preserves and parks.
Geography of a Lynching:
The Crooked Death of Zacharias Walker
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
Media: 36"x48" paper map and digital Story Map
Geography: Pennsylvania
Date: May 2021
Best Story Map & Best Cartographic Design, NJDEP Map Contest,
April 2022
The lynching of Zachariah Walker occurred on August 13, 1911, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. A white lynch mob attacked and burned African American steelworker Zachariah Walker alive in retaliation for killing a white steel company police officer. These map productions represents the overall geography and incident sites, that occurred over two days.
Save the Amwell Valley
Private Commission
Media: 8.5"x11" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: February 2020
Map created for local stakeholders, located near a proposed tennis facility in a rural sections of Hunterdon/Somerset Counties in central New Jersey.
African American History of the Sourland Region
Private Commission
Media: Published book, "If These Stones Could Talk"
Geography: New Jersey
Date: February 2020
Historical research on the African American presence and contributions in the Sourland Mountain region of Central New Jersey by local historians led to the publication of "If These Stones Could Talk". This map was featured in the book.
Sourland Region Land Preservation Analysis Map
Sourland Conservancy
Media: 36"x48" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: September 2017
This map demonstrates the land development/preservation status for parcels in the Sourland Mountain region of central New Jersey.
Open Space Analysis , Township of Montgomery
Open Space Commission
Montgomery Township, New Jersey
Media: 8.5"x11" paper map
Geography: New Jersey
Date: September 2016
This map displays Montgomery Township's open space designations, as a tool for the municipality's land preservation efforts.