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Role

School Lab Assignment

Responsibilities

Design & Implementation

Outline

During the cartography portion of the program, I was tasked with creating a qualitative map using open data from a Canadian city of choosing.

The map was created using shapefiles from the City of Nanaimo. I wanted the map to highlight the bike lanes especially, but also orientate the viewer on landmarks, like parks and lakes. The main focus on the map should be clear, so I chose a bright orange colour to highlight the bike lanes within the city.

Other elements include;

  • Legend - which includes all layer data from the selected shapefiles.
  • North facing compass.
  • title, author, and data source.

A simple qualitative map using ArcGIS Pro to demonstrate cartographic skills and the use of symbology within the software.