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Making Maps, Second Edition : A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS

ISBN: 9781609181666 | 1609181662
Edition: 2nd
Format: Trade Paper
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Pub. Date: 3/23/2011

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Acclaimed for its innovative use of visual material, this book is engaging, clear, and compelling-exactly how an effective map should be. Nearly every page is organized around maps and other figures (many in full color) that illustrate all aspects of map making, including instructive examples of both good and poor design choices. The book covers everything from locating and processing data to making decisions about layout, symbols, color, and type. Readers are invited to think critically about both the technical features and social significance... MORE
1. How to Make a Map 2. What\u2019s Your Map For? 3. Mappable Data 4. Map-Making Tools 5. The Geographic Framework 6. The Big Picture 7. Inner Workings 8. Map Generalization and Classification 9. Map Symbolization 10. Words on Maps 11. Color on Maps
John Krygier teaches in the Department of Geology and Geography at Ohio Wesleyan University, with teaching and research specializations in cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and environmental and human geography. He has published on map design, educational technology, cultural geography, multimedia in cartography, planning, the history of cartography, and participatory GIS. Denis Wood curated the award-winning Power of Maps exhibition for the Smithsonian and writes widely about maps. A former professor of design at North Carolina State University, Wood is a currently an independent scholar living in Raleigh, North Carolina.


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