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Here find step-by-step AGSL-authored How To Guides.
AGSL How to Guides:
How to Convert GIS Shapefiles for Use in CAD
How to Clip Data to an Area of Interest
How to use NHGIS to Find Census Data
Cartographic Theory
Title | Availability |
The Look of Maps - Arthur Robinson, 1952 | Online access via UWM Libraries |
How Maps Work - Alan MacEachren, 1995 | Check out via UWM Libraries |
Vision: A Computational Investigation into the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Information - David Marr, 1982 | Online access via UWM Libraries |
39 Studies about Human Perception in 30 Minutes | Presentation Notes |
Information Visualization: Perception for Design - Colin Ware, 2012 | Online access via UWM Libraries |
It's About Time: A Conceptual Framework for the Representation of Temporal Dynamics in Geographic Information Systems - Donna Peuquet, 1994 | Online access available via UWM Libriaries |
How to Lie with Maps - Mark Monmonier, 1991 | Check out via UWM Libraries |
Photoshop
Title | Format |
Photoshop CC 2015 Essential Training | Lynda Training |
Illustrator
Title | Format |
Illustrator CC 2017 Essential Training | Lynda Training |
Setting up ArcMap for Export to Adobe Illustrator | YouTube Video |
Multivariate Choropleth Mapping with ArcMap and Illustrator | YouTube Video |
Illustrator 101 - Guides and Smart Guides | Blog Post |
The Power of Smart Guides | Blog Post |
Cartography Basics
Title | Format |
Ten Things to Consider when Making a Map | Blog Post |
Making Better Maps | Presentation Slides |
The Anatomy of a Web Map | Presentation Slides |
Maptime Boston's Cartographic Design Tips | Github Guide |
100 Design Tips for Cartographers | Blog |
Vector vs. Raster
Title | Format |
Raster (Bitmap) vs Vector | Blog Post |
How to Explain Raster vs. Vector to Your Clients | Blog Post |
File Formats | Guide |
Classification
Title | Format |
The Basics of Data Classification | Guide |
Classification | Wikipedia Page |
Telling the Truth | Blog Post |
Classification Schemes | Guide |
Generalization
Title | Format |
MapShaper | Web Tool |
Level of Measurement
Title | Format |
Level of Measurement: Nominal, Ordinal, and Numerical Data | Guide |
Standardizing Data
Title | Format |
Standardizing Data | Guide |
Thematic Mapping
Title | Format |
What are Thematic Maps? | Guide |
Univariate Maps Versus Multivariate Maps | Guide |
Choropleth Maps | Guide |
Dot Density Maps | Guide |
Proportional Symbols | Guide |
Bivariate Choropleth | Guide |
Proportional Labels | Guide |
Value-by-Alpha Maps | Guide |
Value-by-Alpha Andy Woodruff | Blog Post |
Value-by-Alpha Maps: An Alternative to the Cartogram | Journal Article |
Color
Title | Format |
Using Colors on Thematic Maps | Guide |
ColorBrewer | Web Tool |
Paletton | Web Tool |
Colordot | Web Tool |
Adobe Color CC | Web Tool |
Your Friendly Guide to Colors for Data Visualization | Blog Post |
Color Hex Color Codes | Guide |
Labeling
Title | Format |
Labeling and Text Hierarchy in Cartography | Guide |
Practical Cartography: 8 Tips for Better Typography | Blog Post |
Icons
Title | Format |
Noun Project | Web Tool |
Maki Icons | Web Tool |
Projections
Title | Format |
Map Projections | Guide |
Projection Wizard | Web Tool |
Datum and Projection | Guide |
Defining a Projection | Guide |
Projections and Coordinate Systems for the Modern Mapper | Presentation Slides |
spatialreference.org | Web Tool |
Projection Face! | Web Tool |
Kartograph Map Projections | Web Tool |
Projections
Title | Format |
Intro to QGIS: Make a Map | Presentation Slides |
Making a Map | Step by Step Tutorial |
QGIS Cartography | Presentation Slides |
Projections
Title | Format |
Visual Hierarchy | Guide |
Digital Terrain Rendering
Title | Format |
How to Create Illuminated Contours, Tanaka-Style | Blog Post |
Creating Swiss-Style Shaded Relief in Photoshop | Guide |
Shaded Relief Tutorials | List of Tutorials |
Elastic Terrain | Web Tool |
Relief Shading Techniques | Guide |
Create great looking hillshaded maps in QGIS | Blog Post |
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