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Making Effective Maps Efficiently AIM: make the appropriate number of maps swiftly, without multiple revisions, that communicates to the intended audiences so as to accomplish our goals
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ArcViews power paradoxically can limit efficient map production: § offers many options § doesnt help people make design choices § as computer-based tool, encourages managers to expect easy, multiple revisions § thus mapmakers rarely take time to consider communication effectiveness of their maps, reducing chances of success
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. what data to map. how many maps are needed to present the message(s) to audience(s) in what locations. who your audience(s) is (are). what your message(s) will be. where the map will be used (oral presentation; report; newspaper/TV) Decisions to Get Started
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Who Your Audience is § your immediate superior § fellow program staff § other programs staff § senior managers (Management Team, etc.) § legislature/Governor § stakeholders (industry, environmentalists…) § general public (attentive; non-attentive)
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Why Considering Audiences is Important Effective communication depends upon: (1) understanding what information your audience wants about the topic (2) understanding how your audience might interpret the information you want to give them (3) incorporating (1) and (2) into map design
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§ What the agency knows § What the agency does/will do § What reactions the audience might take § Reasons for agency/audience reaction What the Message Will Be
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Where the Map Will Be Used § Affects the complexity of the message that can be conveyed. § Affects the ability to offer supplementary information. (e.g. text, graphics) § Affects text and symbol choices. § Affects color choices (beware of designing in color but printing in black & white)
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What Data to Map § The most current data § The most accurate data § Data that pertains to area of interest § Data that is readily understood by intended audience.
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How Many Maps are Needed § Complex maps, especially those with more than one message, are not easily understood. § If you make your audiences work too hard to interpret your map, they may be distracted from your message
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§ Map Type, Display Type § Data Type § Symbolization § Graphic Hierarchy § Geographic Frame of Reference § Color Audience-Message- Venue-Data Affects:
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Choose the most appropriate one based on your message, data, audience and venue Map Types
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Standard
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Images
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Choropleth Unique Value
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Choropleth Graduated Color
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Graduated Symbol
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Chart
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Dot Density
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3-D
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Result of a T- test performed to identify areas of significant change in deer harvest. Statistical Analysis
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DATA TYPES The most important factor in determining map type and symbols
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Point Differences in Kind Qualitative Data
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Polygon
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Line
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. Polygon Data - Absolute vs. Ratio. Point Data - Discrete vs. Continuous Differences in amounts and measures e.g. number of persons (absolute) e.g. population density (ratio) e.g. chemical releases at a site (discrete) e.g. rainfall (continuous). Line Data e.g. flow lines, thickness of line Quantitative Data
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Discrete vs. Continuous DiscreteContinuous Point Data
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Population Pop Den CorrectIncorrect Polygon Data – absolute & ratio
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Incorrect Population - 1990
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Correct Population Density
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Correct Population
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Line Data
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SYMBOLIZATION The key to communicating to your audience
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Qualitative Data Make symbols as intuitive as possible Use professional standards whenever possible Legends
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Natural Breaks (default) Quantile Equal Area Equal Interval Standard Deviation Quantitative Data
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. ArcViews default classification method.. Identifies break points by looking for groupings and patterns inherent in the data. Extreme values are obvious. Natural Breaks
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Natural Breaks - example
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. Each class is assigned the same number of features.. It doesnt matter if features on either side of a class boundary have almost the same values.. Best suited for a data set that does not have a large number of features with similar values. Quantile
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Quantile - example
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. Classifies polygon features by finding breakpoints in the attribute values so that the total area of the polygons in each class is approximately the same.. Polygons with the largest values tend to hide variation in population between geographically smaller areas. Equal Area
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Equal Area - example
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. The range of attribute values is divided into equal sized sub-ranges.. Useful when you want to emphasize the amount of an attribute value relative to another value. (e.g. If you want to show that a municipality is part of a group of municipalities that make up the bottom 20% for population density).. Not good if you want to reveal subtle differences between features with similar values. Equal Interval
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Equal Interval - example
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. Shows you the extent to which an attributes values differ from the mean of all the values.. ArcView first finds the mean value and then places the class breaks above and below the mean at 1,.5, or.25 standard deviations.. ArcView will aggregate any values beyond three standard deviations from the mean into two classes: >3 Std Dev and <3 Std Dev. Standard Deviation
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Standard Deviation - example
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Loading Legend Symbols
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Loading legend symbols continued
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Loading and Saving a Legend
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Loading and Saving a Legend continued
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Point symbols can be rotated to symbolize additional information about features. e.g. wind direction Rotating
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Used when you have two features represented by one line. e.g. pipelines and roads are sometimes represented by the same line. Line offset will allow you to display both as two separate features. Line Offset
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GRAPHIC HIERARCHY Message should be high in the hierarchy, supporting information should be low.
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Foreground Objects that stand out from the background. Background Not immediately noticeable, but enhances map design and understanding. - Contrast - Geographic Frame of Reference - Color Foreground/Background
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Aids the eye in discerning differences on a map. Lack of visual contrast makes it difficult to distinguish important from unimportant parts. Contrast
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Contrast – bad example
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Contrast – good example
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GEOGRAPHIC FRAME OF REFERENCE Aids orientation, thus enhances understanding for the map reader
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Geographic Frame of Reference Aids orientation, thus enhances understanding for the map reader
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Without a frame of reference
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With a frame of reference
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COLOR The distinction between foreground and background can be enhanced by choosing colors with their advancing and retreating characteristics in mind
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Advancing/Receding §Advance l Warm hues l High values l Bright Colors §Recede l Cool hues l Low values l Dull colors
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Yellow BEST Black WhiteBlue BlackOrange BlackYellow OrangeBlack BlackWhite WhiteRed RedYellow GreenWhite OrangeWhite Red WORST Green Foreground & Background Color Combinations
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More COLOR Issues
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. Affects clarity and legibility.Generates different visual hierarchical levels in the map. Hue Physiographic Provinces The name given to the colors we perceive Color Dimensions
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. The most pleasant combinations result from significant differences in lightness (value).. A foreground color must stand out from the background by being definitely lighter or darker. The quality of lightness or darkness of a color. Value
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Value - example
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. Popular foreground colors are those containing little gray.. But vivid colors combined with a grayish background can be very effective. Amount or saturation of pigment. 0 % gray - 100% maximum color. Saturation
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Blue - Water, Cool temperature Red - Warm temperature, warning, danger Green - Lush, thick vegetation, safety Yellow/Tan - Dry, little vegetation, caution Brown - Land surfaces (e.g. uplands, contours) Red/Yellow/Green - danger/caution/safety Qualitative Conventions
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Color Plan - The way a designer chooses to use the color dimensions of hue, value, and brightness to symbolize different amounts of data on a map. Three commonly used color plans are... Quantitative Conventions
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Single Hue Plan
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Double-ended plan
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Full-spectral plan
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. Effectiveness of the use of color on the map.. Appropriateness of the conventional uses of color on the map.. Overall appropriateness of color selection relative to map content.. Easily recognized link between legend and map. Color Harmony
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Some colors will be different on a computer screen than in the final product. (HP Printer, TV, Slides etc.) Maps designed in color but printed in black and white may produce shades of gray that are hard to interpret. Design with blacks, whites, and grays and vary the texture or pattern. Design for Final Product
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CHARTS
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. Presents complex tabular information effectively. Provides an immediate impact and takes less effort to understand.. Complements map information. Shows the same information in a different way, or provides additional information about map features. Charts
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Good for comparing values and showing trends Bar Chart
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Good for comparing values and showing trends Column Chart
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Good for showing the relative value for each category as well as the total. Area Chart
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Combines features of both the bar and area charts Cumulative Bar Chart
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Shows relationships between the parts and the whole, particularly useful for showing proportions and ratios. Pie Charts
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Emphasizes rate of change. Particularly good for representing trends over a period of time. Line Charts
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Reveals trends or patterns in the data. Can help reveal associations, sometimes cause-and-effect relationships. Scatter Charts
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Map, Data, and Symbolization - affect the message of your map Message - affects your choice of map, data and symbols. Summary
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