Cartographer\'s Toolkit is like a big cheat-sheet for cartography.
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 Norther.
Peterson is also the author of GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design, CRC Press, April 2009.
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. -Clint Brown, Director of Software Products, Esri Gretchen N. -Glenn Letham, Editor, GISuser.com A book full of little cartographic nuggets.
You\'ll get hooked on the amazing examples, sample maps, and images that are used throughout. -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.
I love the book\'s clean, accessible, no-nonsense approach.
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.
Cartographer\'s Toolkit is an excellent new book.
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.
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 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.
The pages that follow each introduction provide an abundance of visual demonstrations that are the basis for the tools in the toolkit.
Each chapter begins with a brief introduction explaining relevant theory, key definitions, and usage suggestions.
Its three chapters: Colors, Typography, and Composition Patterns build from individual map components to cohesive cartographic constructions.
Cartographer\'s Toolkit is like a big cheat-sheet for cartography
