Book Title: Digital Cartography

Author: Dorris Scott

Book Description: Digital Cartography covers foundational cartographic principles that are needed to make effective maps. lt explores such concepts as data, lettering, along with multivariate and uncertainty visualization. By the end of this book, a reader will be able to: (1) Describe how cartographic concepts such generalization, scale and projection will affect mapping products; (2) Identify the medium, purpose, and spatial data requirements to create a map that is appropriate to a specific audience; (3) Evaluate maps produced by peers and various organizations; and (4) Construct maps that effectively use color, font, and other design elements using ArcGIS Pro.

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Book Information

Author

Dorris Scott

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Cartography, map-making and projections

Metadata

Title
Digital Cartography
Author
Dorris Scott
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Digital Cartography Copyright © 2024 by Dorris Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Cartography, map-making and projections
Institution
Washington University in St. Louis
Publisher
WashU Libraries
Publication Date
August 23, 2024
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.7936/354r-qa33
Ebook ISBN
978-1-941823-20-0