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A cropped view of a map with a north arrow in bold black with the letter "N" on top of it. A section of Texas and Louisiana can be seen at the top of the image.

Should You Put a North Arrow on a Map?

October 25, 2022October 24, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

Do all maps need a north arrow?

New Edition of Making Maps

June 10, 2020August 29, 2016 by Caitlin Dempsey

The new edition of “Making Maps” contains over 40 pages of new content, over 35 new maps, and updated and expanded discussions on a variety of topics including when mapping is inappropriate, time and mapping, and geodata locational services and privacy.

Hexagonal binning map showing the locations of 3,000 Walmart stores in the United States.

Making Maps with D3

July 11, 2013January 7, 2013 by Caitlin Dempsey

D3 is a JavaScript data visualization library using HTML, SVG and CSS. D3 stands for Data Driven Documents and was developed by Mike Bostock, Jeff Heer and Vadim Ogievetsky … Read more

A screenshot of a cartography software package with a map of the United States.

Ten Things to Consider When Making a Map

March 29, 2022September 10, 2011 by Caitlin Dempsey

Here are ten common considerations that all cartographers should incorporate as part of their map making process.

Equal Earth map projection with a natural earth shading. Map: Strebe, CC BY-SA 4.0

Basics of a Map

December 29, 2021August 15, 2007 by GIS Contributor

Learn about some basic design and concept elements when making a map.