Maps and Cartography

Maps and cartography are essential tools in geography that enable us to visualize and understand the Earth’s surface and its features.

Cartography is the art and science of creating maps, which involves the use of sophisticated technology and techniques to accurately represent the Earth’s physical and cultural features.

Maps provide a visual representation of the world, allowing us to identify patterns, explore spatial relationships, and navigate through unfamiliar terrain.

A map showing the area of Spokane Valley in Washington with pastel shades for the land use types.

How to Measure “Land Use Mix” using Entropy in Maptitude

Maptitude

This article discusses Maptitude's "Land Use Mix" add-in. Municipalities utilize land use mix calculations to measure service access.

An owl sitting in a tree in a leafy forest.

Mapping Forest Resources

Mark Altaweel

Machine learning, satellite imagery, and data on forest ecology can be brought together to create better information for resource managers by mapping forest resources.

A group of tan colored jellyfish against a deep blue background.

Advancements in Mapping Jellyfish: Integrating Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies

Mark Altaweel

Mapping swarms of jellyfish has significantly improved due to a combination of remote sensing data, UAV and satellite data, and algorithms that estimate jellyfish migration based on current data.

The Map Myth of Here Be Dragons: The Facts and Fictions of Mapmakers

Caitlin Dempsey

What lies at the edge of the known world? Cartographers over the ages have used different ways of showing the unknown.

Planisphere Celeste Meridionale, 1705

Notable Cartographers and Their Maps

Caitlin Dempsey

Notable cartographers have shaped our understanding of the world with their maps, offering remarkable contributions throughout history.