Map Resources Blog — Cartography

Paper maps may have gone away, but cartographers are busy expanding the world of digital maps.  Watch an interview with Daniel Huffman, cartographer who lectures at the University of Wisconsin. According to Huffman, opportunities are plentiful for digital cartographers.

Here's an educational article about how not to get fooled by a bad map.

Most of us tend to think of national borders as non-controversial – clearly marked, without ambiguity. And in most cases, they are. But occasionally border shift, change, evaporate even, causing cartographers to scramble to keep maps current. Who Decides When a Border Gets Changed? An important question, because when a boundary is drawn on a map, especially an official map, it conveys a message to viewers. Map Resources' governing policy regarding boundaries is to follow the actions of the US State Department.  When a boundary, or a new country, is recognized by the State Department, we consider it official and...