Overview

"Maps, either printed or digital, can create effective communication with bosses, clients, other scientists, and the public. However, entry level GISers often find that map design was given short shrift in their pre-professional life. It is time for the GIS field, which is maturing in other ways, to improve its skills in this area. Based on the author’s more than ten years of research and practice in map design, GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design provides the tools to create truly sophisticated maps. Packed full of in-depth information and advice, this book covers all facets of map creation. It covers classic cartographic standards such as colors, fonts, data specific mapping techniques; cultivation of creative skills, and supplies recommendations for novel design approaches. Featuring a down-to-earth writing style, the book includes a layout element checklist, font size charts, geologic color standards, file format pros and cons, and examples of layout designs. A companion Web site, hosted by the author, provides more learning materials, a free downloadable poster covering key content from this book, and links to other helpful Web sites. The book does not focus on any particular software platform, therefore does not contain the traditional screen shot format with ""click on this"" and ""use this menu"" type of instructions. This format allows the guide to be used with any map making software. The author draws on classic map-design concepts, the latest design theory, and other disciplines, demonstrating how to create end results that exemplify what map ought to be: clear, informative, and uniquely suited to their purpose."

Full Product Details

Author:   Gretchen N. Peterson (PetersonGIS, Seattle, Washington, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781420082135

ISBN 10:   1420082132
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   01 April 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781482220674
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction No Design Experience? No Worries Full Disclosure What Is a GISer ? Tick-Tock Goes the Clock Why Good Design Matters Audience How to Use This Book Skipping the How-Tos to Get Straight to the Good Stuff Companion Web Site End Notes Creative Inspiration You Can Be Creative Doing Seeing An Example of How to See Applying All of This to Your Map Summary and Final Prodding A Few Places to Start Seeing Art from Your Desktop End Notes Layout Design All Together Now Wait! Stop! Layout Checklist Element Details and Examples Style Suggestions for Further Reading End Notes Fonts Choosing the Right Font Modifying the Font Point Size Placing the Text Text Direction Resources End Notes Color Color Theory Inspiration Resources End Notes Features Roads Rivers and Streams Showing Hierarchy Bodies of Water Cities and Towns Political Boundaries Fuzzy Features Parcels Currents Wind Temperature Land Use and Land Cover Trails Utilities Impervious Surface Basins Building Footprints Soils Geology Suggestions for Further Reading End Notes Media Slides Reports Posters Web Dual Purposes DPI Export Considerations Suggestions for Further Reading End Notes Appendix A: Layout Sketches Appendix B: Map Examples Appendix C: Color Swatches Index

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Gretchen Peterson is a certified GIS professional (GISP) and the founder and principal of PetersonGIS. Her work focuses on analysis of geographic data to solve natural resources management issues. In the course of this work, she has made innumerable maps and map- related products that present results elegantly and informatively. She is based near Seattle, Washington.

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