Latest Contributions by WesleyJones1

The sky is the limit ... View more

Glad you are taking the course. ... View more

David Rumsey has a great site where most are public domain (not all) David Rumsey Historical Map Collection| The Collection  ... View more

1. One way to make things feel less repetitive is to see if you can start up any of your own projects that you have a passion for. Can you carve out 30mins to do that project that inspires you. Because when you are doing something that inspires you you will naturally want to do it and you will see your skills leap forward.  2. Take courses like this one. But I think it is key to do a project - at home or at work. Suggestion: Do small projects first. If you start too big it is easy to get deflated. Do something that is a two week project to start. ... View more

I slowly walked into this career. It took me a long time to find something that really spoke to me. When I finally decided on Cartography  I made the decision to go to a school that taught it really well. I will give a shout out to my college: the Nova Scotia Community College - Centre of Geographic Sciences. They have a variety of programs and also a two year program that can super jump start your cartography / GIS career. I can tell you one reason that cartography is a great fit for me. I get to combine art and science. I get to balance both sides of my personality.  ... View more

Having worked at county I know what this is like. But there are always ways to improve things, even if slightly. Little layout changes, subtle colour changes. There are always constraints so working within them is important and pushing where you can. At times I would submit the standard one the county wanted and submit one that I thought was an improvement. Presenting them that way slowly got the ball rolling in the right direction. ... View more