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Since the publication of the bestselling second edition 5 years
ago, vast and new globally-relevant geographic datasets have become
available to cartography practitioners, and with this has come the
need for new ways to visualize them in maps as well as new
challenges in ethically disseminating the visualizations. With new
features and significant updates that address these changes, this
edition remains faithful to the original vision that cartography
instruction should be software agnostic. Discussing map design
theory and technique rather than map design tools, this book
focuses on digital cartography and its best practices. This third
edition has completely new sections on how to deal with maps that
go viral and the ethics therein; new presentation ideas; new
features such as amenities, climate data, and hazards; the new
Equal Earth projection; and vector tile design considerations. All
chapters are thoroughly updated with new illustrations and new
sections for datasets that didn't exist when the second edition was
published, as well as new techniques and trends in cartography. New
in the third edition: A true textbook, written with a friendly
style and excellent examples explaining everything from layout
design to fonts and colors, to specific design considerations for
individual feature types, to static and dynamic cartography issues.
Thoroughly updated with new features such as points of interest,
climate data, hazards, and buildings; new projections such as the
Equal Earth projection and the Spilhaus projection; and vector tile
design considerations such as label placement techniques and tricks
for making world-class basemaps. Includes over 70 new map examples
that display the latest techniques in cartography. Reflects on new
developments in color palettes; visualization patterns; datums; and
non-static output media such as animation, interaction, and
large-format cinematic techniques, that weren't available for the
second edition. Defines and illustrates new terms that have made
their way into the profession over the last few years such as story
maps, flow maps, Dorling cartograms, spec sheets, bivariate
choropleths, firefly cartography, Tanaka contours, and
value-by-alpha. In this third edition, author Gretchen Peterson
takes a "don't let the technology get in the way" approach to the
presentation, focusing on the elements of good design, what makes a
good map, and how to get there, rather than specific software
tools. She provides a reference that you can thumb through time and
again as you create your maps. Copiously illustrated, the third
edition explores novel concepts that kick-start your pursuit of
map-making excellence. The book doesn't just teach you how to
design and create good maps, it teaches you how to design and
create superior maps.
Since the publication of the bestselling second edition 5 years
ago, vast and new globally-relevant geographic datasets have become
available to cartography practitioners, and with this has come the
need for new ways to visualize them in maps as well as new
challenges in ethically disseminating the visualizations. With new
features and significant updates that address these changes, this
edition remains faithful to the original vision that cartography
instruction should be software agnostic. Discussing map design
theory and technique rather than map design tools, this book
focuses on digital cartography and its best practices. This third
edition has completely new sections on how to deal with maps that
go viral and the ethics therein; new presentation ideas; new
features such as amenities, climate data, and hazards; the new
Equal Earth projection; and vector tile design considerations. All
chapters are thoroughly updated with new illustrations and new
sections for datasets that didn’t exist when the second edition
was published, as well as new techniques and trends in cartography.
New in the third edition: A true textbook, written with a friendly
style and excellent examples explaining everything from layout
design to fonts and colors, to specific design considerations for
individual feature types, to static and dynamic cartography issues.
Thoroughly updated with new features such as points of interest,
climate data, hazards, and buildings; new projections such as the
Equal Earth projection and the Spilhaus projection; and vector tile
design considerations such as label placement techniques and tricks
for making world-class basemaps. Includes over 70 new map examples
that display the latest techniques in cartography. Reflects on new
developments in color palettes; visualization patterns; datums; and
non-static output media such as animation, interaction, and
large-format cinematic techniques, that weren’t available for the
second edition. Defines and illustrates new terms that have made
their way into the profession over the last few years such as story
maps, flow maps, Dorling cartograms, spec sheets, bivariate
choropleths, firefly cartography, Tanaka contours, and
value-by-alpha. In this third edition, author Gretchen Peterson
takes a "don’t let the technology get in the way" approach to the
presentation, focusing on the elements of good design, what makes a
good map, and how to get there, rather than specific software
tools. She provides a reference that you can thumb through time and
again as you create your maps. Copiously illustrated, the third
edition explores novel concepts that kick-start your pursuit of
map-making excellence. The book doesn’t just teach you how to
design and create good maps, it teaches you how to design and
create superior maps.
Cartographer's Toolkit is like a big cheat-sheet for cartography.
Its three chapters: Colors, Typography, and Composition Patterns
build from individual map components to cohesive cartographic
constructions. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction
explaining relevant theory, key definitions, and usage suggestions.
The pages that follow each introduction provide an abundance of
visual demonstrations that are the basis for the tools in the
toolkit. The book contains: Colors: 30 color palettes of 10 colors
each, in 3 categories: coordinated palettes, color ramps, and
differentiated; Typography: 50 typefaces showcased in 3 categories:
standard, free, and for-fee; and Composition Patterns: 28 patterns,
illustrated with 36 maps by many of today's leading cartographers.
Here you will find design tools for the advanced cartographer-and
those who wish to become advanced cartographers-for producing the
high-level static and interactive maps required in our current
innovative environment. The information presented in this book,
along with the more fundamental cartography theory in the author's
first book, GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design,
equips cartographers with the tools they need to perform at the top
of the map making field, producing maps that are informative,
inspired, and original. "Cartographer's Toolkit is an excellent new
book. It focuses on real-world solutions rather than cartographic
theory, and is full of ideas that will inspire new approaches and
creative solutions for cartographers. I love the book's clean,
accessible, no-nonsense approach." -Allen Carroll, Former Chief
Cartographer at National Geographic, Esri "For any geo technology
professional, would-be cartographer, and mapping aficionado,
Cartographer's Toolkit is a must-have. You'll get hooked on the
amazing examples, sample maps, and images that are used
throughout." -Glenn Letham, Editor, GISuser.com "A book full of
little cartographic nuggets." -Clint Brown, Director of Software
Products, Esri Gretchen N. Peterson is the owner of the geospatial
analysis firm PetersonGIS, which creates custom solutions for
clients in the natural resources field and produces cartography
products. Peterson is also the author of "GIS Cartography: A Guide
to Effective Map Design," CRC Press, April 2009. Peterson writes a
cartography blog at www.gretchenpeterson.com/blog, is on the
application review committee for the GIS Certification Institute,
is a co-founder of Ignite Spatial Northern Colorado, and publishes
technical articles in leading geo media outlets and on
www.petersongis.com. Peterson lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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