Symbolization and Cartography

Overview

Maps are an art form. As Nelson Bryant put it, "A good map is both a useful tool and a magic carpet to far away places". They guide, educate and inspire the imagination. I wish we had the time to really study cartography in this course because there is so much to it and so many ways you can go with it. It is far too large a topic to cover in an hour, though. You can’t teach cartography in an hour any more than you can teach writing, painting or music in an hour.

We’ll do what we can, though. In this module we'll cover several common map components, how to make maps in ArcGIS Pro, and finally I’ll mention a few good data sources and some professional societies.

Please view the lectures, then work through the lab exercises (see Symbolization and Cartography Lab Exercises below). If you want them, the original Powerpoint file and associated slide notes are also available below.

Lectures and lab videos

Lab exercise videos Symbology and Cartography Lab Exercise Videos

Video walk-throughs of 7 primary lab exercises

Additional walk-throughs of 5 optional lab exercises

Slides, notes and downloads