CRDDS Method of the Month

GIS: Map Design

Phil White

Earth, Environment & Geospatial Librarian

outpw.github.io/gis_mini4

MOTM GIS Miniseries:

All mini-workshops Tuesdays 12:00 to 12:30 pm

In-Depth Workshops:

Tuesdays 12:00 to 2:00 pm

Nov 13: GIS Day

Outline

Refresher on Datums/Projections
Style & Design considerations
Think about some maps!
What's next?

REVIEW... putting stuff on a map is more compicated than it seems...

mapschool.io

Projection, or how we warp the grid

Mercator Projection

Gall-Peters Projection

Wikimedia

Projection

All projections have a purpose

Always a compromise

Shape, area, distance, direction

Can't have them all!

Map Design

(aka: Cartography)

Both an Art and a Science!

Start Planning

What are you trying to communicate?
Assess your data
Prioritize the message
Simplify, simplify, simplify!

Personal Example:

Kwajalein & Marshall Islands

Principles

Visual Contrast
Legibility
Figure-Ground Organization
Hierarchy
Compositional Balance

Take a look at Buckley, 2012

Where do I start?

Wrap up! What's next?

Get some GIS Software!

QGIS
ArcGIS

Keep on learning!

Have Fun!

GIS Resources:

Thank you

Upcoming:

Contact:

Email: philip.white@colorado.edu
Appointment: bit.ly/phil-appt
Tutorials: outpw.github.io/tutorials/GISmini