Jake Osborne

They Look Like Us is the personal blog & portfolio of Jake Osborne; a Department of Conservation Ranger based on Stewart Island / Rakiura, but working for a variety of DOC teams around Southland, New Zealand. Check out some of the recent posts or take a look at my latest creative projects. You can find me more actively on Twitter or Flickr.

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From the Twitter Machine

Jake Osborne

Last week was the perfect time for a little winter trip over the Kepler Track - no crowds, just the right amount of… https://t.co/tMpqvc6KXP
Jun 24, 2019, 5:58 PM
Jake Osborne

RT @dznz: I've recently become obsessed by GLOBUG. I think they've been complicit in a terrible cruelty from the public for years. A thread.
Jun 10, 2019, 10:35 PM
Jake Osborne

RT @sarahhbickerton: Hey New Zealanders ... please take 30 seconds and add your name to the petition to have abortion in NZ removed from… https://t.co/TVmuXlXbFA
May 20, 2019, 10:32 PM

Topographic

Image of 3rd prototype print. Final product has black embossed text on the sides and a protective clear-coat.

3d 1:50k Topographics

March 31, 2017 in 3D Printing, 3D, Programming

I've always loved maps; and still enjoy dabbling in programming and 3d modelling software in my spare time. What better then to make my own little 3d maps of the interesting and varied topography of New Zealand; starting with the places I've experienced and loved the most in my past few years working with the Kākāpō on remote predator-free islands.