Comments for Making Maps: DIY Cartography http://makingmaps.net Resources and Ideas for Making Maps Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Making Psychogeography Maps by MOD – An urban action research collective: MODERNITIES.MODIFICATIONS.MODELS http://makingmaps.net/2009/06/22/making-psychogeography-maps/#comment-1570 MOD – An urban action research collective: MODERNITIES.MODIFICATIONS.MODELS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:26:54 +0000 http://makingmaps.net/?p=850#comment-1570 [...] making maps – making psychogeography maps + the final map Published on Aug 30, 2010 Filed under: Mapping,Space Tags: children, information [...] [...] making maps – making psychogeography maps + the final map Published on Aug 30, 2010 Filed under: Mapping,Space Tags: children, information [...]

]]> Comment on Map Symbols: Landforms & Terrain by Martin von Wyss http://makingmaps.net/2008/04/03/map-symbols-landforms-terrain/#comment-1559 Martin von Wyss Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:53:32 +0000 http://makingmaps.wordpress.com/?p=167#comment-1559 Tom and John, The Raisz family reprinted many of Erwin Raisz's maps and the maps are now available through http://www.raiszmaps.com. And if you're ever in the Boston vicinity make sure you drop in to the Harvard Map Collection to see some fabulous manuscript items in the Raisz collection. Tom and John,

The Raisz family reprinted many of Erwin Raisz’s maps and the maps are now available through http://www.raiszmaps.com.

And if you’re ever in the Boston vicinity make sure you drop in to the Harvard Map Collection to see some fabulous manuscript items in the Raisz collection.

]]> Comment on Map Symbols: Landforms & Terrain by Jill Saligoe-Simmel http://makingmaps.net/2008/04/03/map-symbols-landforms-terrain/#comment-1548 Jill Saligoe-Simmel Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:22:05 +0000 http://makingmaps.wordpress.com/?p=167#comment-1548 Mapdiva is pleased to make available a free symbol collection for Ortelius software today, including several Raisz-inspired symbols. Though Raisz' style defies automation, having a few hill and mountain symbols is always a nice addition for pictorial maps. Additional hill and mountain symbols are inspired by Abraham Ortelius and calligrapher Heather Child. If you'd like to share , here is the link for more info and download: http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/08/ortelius-free-mountains-map-symbols/ Jill Saligoe-Simmel Mapdiva is pleased to make available a free symbol collection for Ortelius software today, including several Raisz-inspired symbols. Though Raisz’ style defies automation, having a few hill and mountain symbols is always a nice addition for pictorial maps. Additional hill and mountain symbols are inspired by Abraham Ortelius and calligrapher Heather Child. If you’d like to share , here is the link for more info and download: http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/08/ortelius-free-mountains-map-symbols/

Jill Saligoe-Simmel

]]> Comment on Map Symbols: Permanent Snow & Ice by John Krygier http://makingmaps.net/2009/03/17/map-symbols-permanent-snow-ice/#comment-1534 John Krygier Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:10:54 +0000 http://makingmaps.net/?p=700#comment-1534 The blog entry quotes the original source. Obviously, the difference between map compilation and map making varies in definition. The blog entry quotes the original source. Obviously, the difference between map compilation and map making varies in definition.

]]> Comment on Map Symbols: Permanent Snow & Ice by Mohammad Firoz Khan http://makingmaps.net/2009/03/17/map-symbols-permanent-snow-ice/#comment-1455 Mohammad Firoz Khan Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:35:28 +0000 http://makingmaps.net/?p=700#comment-1455 Map compilation is a technical term in cartography whereby a map of a large area is made up of pieces maps of its smaller component areas. These maps of component areas may be at different scales and projections. Therefore, there scales and projections are made same so that different component maps may be aggregated to form a single map of a larger area. Very often to remove overlapping or voids between different component maps, a process of smoothing is carried out. In manual cartography it depends on the knowledge and experience of the cartographer. In digital cartography, there are certain algorithms to perform smoothing and many more may be borrowed from the problem of image fusing in remote sensing and GIS. You have confused map compilation by the process of map making. Map compilation is a technical term in cartography whereby a map of a large area is made up of pieces maps of its smaller component areas. These maps of component areas may be at different scales and projections. Therefore, there scales and projections are made same so that different component maps may be aggregated to form a single map of a larger area. Very often to remove overlapping or voids between different component maps, a process of smoothing is carried out. In manual cartography it depends on the knowledge and experience of the cartographer. In digital cartography, there are certain algorithms to perform smoothing and many more may be borrowed from the problem of image fusing in remote sensing and GIS. You have confused map compilation by the process of map making.

]]> Comment on More Principles of Map Design by Assignment 2: Map design « Provision's Blog http://makingmaps.net/2008/02/05/more-principles-of-map-design/#comment-1420 Assignment 2: Map design « Provision's Blog Thu, 20 May 2010 20:04:25 +0000 http://makingmaps.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-1420 [...] Assignment 2: Map design Posted in Uncategorized by karlarosales on 05/20/2010 Five Principles of Map Design: http://makingmaps.net/2008/02/05/more-principles-of-map-design/ [...] [...] Assignment 2: Map design Posted in Uncategorized by karlarosales on 05/20/2010 Five Principles of Map Design: http://makingmaps.net/2008/02/05/more-principles-of-map-design/ [...]

]]> Comment on Cartocacoethes: Why the World’s Oldest Map Isn’t a Map by Carlos Salman http://makingmaps.net/2008/10/13/cartocacoethes-why-the-worlds-oldest-map-isnt-a-map/#comment-1395 Carlos Salman Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:33:46 +0000 http://makingmaps.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-1395 to john kryeger I find your explanation too much emotive and a little bit phanatical about asserting that the rest of the painting in the wall known as Catalhoyuc map is not a map, giving more value to the "vision " of the people that everywhere see "abstract art patterns" than to the "vision" of people that everywhere see maps I think that there is not any reazonable argument to do what you do .If you look into the concept of posible conception (lucien goldman) you will find that in communication processes what you get from a message like the "catalhoyuk map" (ie abstract art or a map or a tiger or stars ) is influenced by your personal experience so please keep looking at the map as your posible conception allows you and give other people the same right. respectfully Carlos Salman Gonzalez ( from mexico) to john kryeger
I find your explanation too much emotive and a little bit phanatical about asserting that the rest of the painting in the wall known as Catalhoyuc map is not a map, giving more value to the “vision ” of the people that everywhere see “abstract art patterns” than to the “vision” of people that everywhere see maps I think that there is not any reazonable argument to do what you do .If you look into the concept of posible conception (lucien goldman) you will find that in communication processes what you get from a message like the “catalhoyuk map” (ie abstract art or a map or a tiger or stars ) is influenced by your personal experience so please keep looking at the map as your posible conception allows you and give other people the same right. respectfully Carlos Salman Gonzalez ( from mexico)

]]> Comment on Cartocacoethes: Why the World’s Oldest Map Isn’t a Map by White http://makingmaps.net/2008/10/13/cartocacoethes-why-the-worlds-oldest-map-isnt-a-map/#comment-1388 White Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:51:33 +0000 http://makingmaps.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-1388 Catalhoyuk is such an important site in archeological terms, from neolithic mounds to the evidence for early domesticated farming and sheep herding. Not only this but the artistic evidence too like this "map" - amazing. Catalhoyuk is such an important site in archeological terms, from neolithic mounds to the evidence for early domesticated farming and sheep herding. Not only this but the artistic evidence too like this “map” – amazing.

]]> Comment on More Principles of Map Design by Less is more « Nestoria Australia Blog http://makingmaps.net/2008/02/05/more-principles-of-map-design/#comment-1379 Less is more « Nestoria Australia Blog Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:09:20 +0000 http://makingmaps.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-1379 [...] stylish, less-is-more map comes from the Making Maps blog where it’s credited as being “Redrawn from William Bunge, The Continents and Islands of [...] [...] stylish, less-is-more map comes from the Making Maps blog where it’s credited as being “Redrawn from William Bunge, The Continents and Islands of [...]

]]> Comment on Map Symbols: Trees & Forests on Old Russian Maps by Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04 http://makingmaps.net/2009/01/13/map-symbols-trees-forests-on-old-russian-maps/#comment-1376 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:00:51 +0000 http://makingmaps.wordpress.com/?p=495#comment-1376 [...] map design candy!: http://makingmaps.net/2009/01/13/map-symbols-trees-forests-on-old-russian-maps/ #beauty #where20 [...] [...] map design candy!: http://makingmaps.net/2009/01/13/map-symbols-trees-forests-on-old-russian-maps/ #beauty #where20 [...]

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