GIS 4043: Week 2 Cartography Lab

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Hello again! This week we worked on creating a map that featured the UWF main campus, that incorporated map features such as a north arrow, scale, legend, inset, roads, and major rivers. There were a lot of challenges in this unit: some of the steps involved changing the projection and the output to degrees, and the class had to discover a workaround when some students had trouble with the output.

 One of the interesting aspects of this assignment was in considering stylistic choices for the placement of map elements, such as managing clutter, extraneous information, and maintaining readability. We also touched briefly on color theory and the use of colors in maps, including things like the cultural and emotional connotations of color, and ways to communicate data effectively and efficiently with color.

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