Hallo!<\/P>
Was sind die Schlüsselelemente einer guten Karte und warum sind sie wichtig?<\/P>
Ich wusste, Titel, Maßstab, Legende und Nordpfeil sind einige der Elemente, was noch?<\/P>
Beste Grüße,<\/P>
Faiez<\/P>
Hi Faiez,
In Cartography class we learned about essential map elements. To your list I would add the map, neatline, source credits, author name, datum and projection, relative fraction, and the date.
Very importantly, we learned about map hierarchy, balance, unity and harmony, about where your eye goes when you look at the page, and about pulling features to the foreground so they pop and pushing them into the background so they are there but not competing for your attention.
We also learned about labeling, their placement, and label hierarchy, the three font rule, and so much more.
If you haven't taken a cartography class yet, there is an Esri Mooc course coming up in April.
Hi,Depending on the map, we have many people on our team who are color blind, so we try to keep colors completely different as they can tell the differences. We also try to use slashes or dots.Patty
Hi!
Thanks for your kind words and time. Technology has continually changed in many fields as well as in cartography to meet the demand of ArcView and Mapmakers users. I do believe that any cartography course that meets the demands of today’s cartographers generation will be useful.
Best
Faiez
Hi Patty,
Great point!
Color selection is another big topic in cartography class.
We visited "Color Brewer" website for color selection https://colorbrewer2.org/#type=sequential&scheme=BuGn&n=3
and "Color blindness simulator" https://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/
This is now essential as our agency requires section 508 compliance.
Beside this, I would like to add up one more thing that is adding Grids/Graticules to the map would improve the map credibility...
These elements are good for map making.
Hello, Faiez.
A file path is always helpful too.
They are all good points besides the main four elements which are title, scale, north arrow and legends, actually it depends to the purpose of creating a map.
Best,
KF
Hey Faiez! I notice you ask these questions that would be assigned in early geography courses, eventually add an oversimplified summary as a comment, and then don't mark the question as resolved.
We're doing your homework for you, aren't we? 😢
Could you at least let us know what our answers were marked by your instructor?
Fulfilling the intended purpose of the map is prime. Maps do have very different uses.
Depends on the intended use of the map. This is not OK to add in many secure (or proprietary) environments.
STAND D
Scale, Title, Author, North Arrow, Date, Datum
The purpose! A map should have a precise purpose and everything shown in the map should be relevant to that purpose. Context is nice however keeping it simple is usually best.
If the map is too busy then it could be trying to convey too much at once and a map series maybe needed but it depends on the purpose!
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