Description: Making Maps : A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS, Paperback by Krygier, John; Wood, Denis, ISBN 1462509983, ISBN-13 9781462509980, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Lauded for its accessibility and beautiful design, this text has given thousands of students and professionals the tools to create effective, compelling maps. Using a wealth of illustrations--with 74 in full color--to elucidate each concisely presented point, the revised and updated third edition continues to emphasize how design choices relate to the reasons for making a map and its intended purpose. All components of map making are covered: titles, labels, legends, visual hierarchy, font selection, how to turn phenomena into visual data, data organization, symbolization, and more. Innovative pedagogical features include a short graphic novella, good design/poor design map examples, end-of-chapter suggestions for further reading, and an annotated map examplar that runs throughout th. New to This Edition *Expanded coverage of using mobile devices to collect data for maps, including discussions of location services and locational privacy. *New and revised topics: how to do sketch maps, how map categories and symbols have changed over time, designing maps on desktop computers and mobile devices, human perception and color, and more. *Separate, expanded chapter on map symbol abstraction. *Additional case studies of compelling phenomena such as children's traffic fatalities based on race, the spread of tropical diseases, and the 2012 presidential election. *Many additional color illustrations.
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Book Title: Making Maps : A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS
Number of Pages: 293 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Making Maps : a Visual Guide to Map Design for Gis
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Cartography, Earth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography, Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems
Item Height: 0.7 in
Features: Revised
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 28.6 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: John Krygier, Denis Wood
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
