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Maps and Cartography

To North Arrow or Not to North Arrow

September 13, 2011By Caitlin DempseyMaps and Cartography

I started my GIS education back when hand cartography was still a course offered at UCLA. My early teachers drilled into me the standard of adding a title, north arrow, and scale bar automatically to all maps. The GIS manager at a place where I first worked was adamant that […]

Ten Things to Consider When Making a Map

September 10, 2011By Caitlin DempseyMaps and Cartography

What makes a good map? When done well, a map is a vehicle for effective communication. There are many cartographic principles to help guide effective map making. Below are ten common considerations that all cartographers should incorporate as part of their map making process. This list isn’t meant to be […]

Mapping Where Norway is Moving

Norway is using Copernicus Sentinel-1 data to detect ground movement across the country.

How To Use the Equal Earth Projection With QGIS on the Mac

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the ability to try out the Equal Earth map projection in QGIS, here are a couple of quick steps to set up this new map projection.

Elements of a Map

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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