Makram Murad-al-shaikhM.S. Cartography

GIS and cartography instructor – Educational ServicesEnvironmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) - USA

Makram Murad-al-shaikhM.S. Cartography

GIS and cartography instructor – Educational ServicesEnvironmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) - USA

Teaching Cartography Using Map Critique Exercises

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A proposed Model for a GIS Cartography Course

Teaching Cartography Using Map Critique Exercises

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A proposed Model for a GIS Cartography Course

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Outline

Traditional cartography vs GIS cartography

Pitfalls by GIS analysts’ maps

Proposing the model for a GIS cartography course

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Traditional cartography vs GIS cartography

Cartographic excellence vs practicality

Time constraints / speed

Disclaimer ArcGIS software has the proper tools for creating professional

maps of the highest cartographic standards

Given the time and the type of organization using the software

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Some popular cartographic pitfalls

And why a GIS cartography course?

Some popular cartographic pitfalls

And why a GIS cartography course?

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Why the need for GIS cartography courses?

GIS software users might Lack formal cartography training

Lack basic communication graphic skills

Take software defaults as correct cartographic research findings

Unnecessarily add / enlarge map elements

Examples

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Selective cartographic problems

Easy to visually subdivide?

?

0 700700 1400 m A block in a city

0 1m

Accepting defaults!

N

N

North is not true everywhere!

Population density map

Are these necessary ?

Wrong projectionWrong projection

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The proposed modelThe proposed model

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A typical GIS cartography course content

Why GIS cartography?

Map data accuracy and scale issues

Cartographic design and the communication channel

Projections

Symbology and color in cartography

Generalization

Statistical mapping

Name placement

Map critique

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Proposed model

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Lectures

Exercises

Concepts

None

Preliminaries

Experience Almost None

Nameplacement

Quantitativesymbology

Qualitativesymbology

Layout andvisual

balance

ImprovedSome Achieved

Map Map

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Map

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Stu = Student Inst = Instructor

Inst Inst Inst InstInst Inst

StuStu Stu Stu

Critique

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Sample maps – students create

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Sample maps – students create

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Sample maps – students create

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Evaluation

Lectures Mid term written exam – 150 points

Final written exam – 300 points

50% graphics questions

Labs Weekly assignments – 20 points each

Mid term exam – 40 points

Final critique exam – 100 points

Final grade Pass/Fail or a letter grade

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Questions?Questions?