Module 2 - GIS5050 - Cartography: Layout and Essential Map Elements

 

            This week's lab teaches map creation and basic design skills. I had the hardest time this lab with the geodatabase because I messed up the very initial step of creating the project! But with Travis's help, I was able to get back on track but then I ran into another issue of not getting the two cities names to pop up. Luckily, I been saving multiple versions as I completed each session so I was able to redo the expression the generate the cities name. Travis pointed out that neatline is extremely important for every map and I was able to create margins this lab to better understand it. Overall, I am happy with the color scheme I picked but I am not overall satisfied with how I place every essential map element. Everything feel kind of cramped, and the legend feel out of placed. I am extremely satisfied with the placement of the scale bar though because I feel that my eyes naturally gravitate toward the bottom on almost every map to find a scale bar. Overall, I like how the difficulty of the labs is increasing and the instruction leave you room for errors and troubleshoot on your own!. 

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