Tag Archives: Cartography

Maps From the Past: 2003 Generic Names for Soft Drinks Map by County

This map was created by Matthew T. Campbell from the Department of Cartography and Geography East Central University (Oklahoma).  The map was based on 120,464 respondents who were asked what they called “soft drinks.” – Pop, Coke, Soda, Other.  I wonder what “Other” is….  Also, Alaska is very interesting…  leave a reply and let us [...]

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Nicks GIS & Technology Tips

GIS is in the IT world whether we like it or not. It surprises me how many people get into this without a good background in general technology “good” practices. Here are some things I try to keep on top of. Document your actions. What settings did you check when you did that .shp export a year [...]

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Make Better Maps with help from the ESRI Mapping Center

from the ESRI Mapping Center website: Mapping Center is about the use of ArcGIS in the graphic delivery of geographic information. Its goal is to help you make great looking maps by using the same cartographic concepts and techniques that professional cartographers use. After exploring the site, I found there are really good suggestions and [...]

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