Section: Creating and sharing web maps | Geovisualisation and Geocommunication

Section: Creating and sharing web maps | Geovisualisation and Geocommunication | Z_GIS

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- Learning objectives (module level):
  
  analyze the communication process with and needs of a target audience
  
  list the basic elements of spatial data visualization products
  
  recognize the purpose and design issues of different types of maps
  
  take into account the fundamentals of human perception, cartographic and design principles, and the concepts of UX (user experience)
  
  understand the relevance of interaction and implement appropriate design and interaction facilities
  
  know and apply workflows to create web m/apps and other spatial data visualization products
- Supporting literature and references Page

Creating and sharing web maps

Creating and sharing web maps
- Learning objectives:
  
  understand differences between static maps and interactive web maps
  
  describe different map types, their purpose and data requirements
  
  develop, maintain and manage web maps
  
  create and publish web map services
- Section overview
  
  Pop out | Video
- Cartogeek or Cartonerd? URL
  
  Take some time to immerse yourself fully in samples of visual communication ...
- Esri Academy: The Power of Maps (Tutorial) URL
- Thematic Map Types (Tutorial and hands-on, mapbox) URL
- Make Maps People Want to Look At (ArcUser article) URL
  
  Five primary design principles for cartography. By Aileen Buckley, Esri
- Basic Work Steps to Communicate Map Information (GITTA) URL
- The Esri Map Book URL
  
  Explore this volume out of a series of annual best cartographic practice collections for inspiration. This is not rigorous study materials, but late evening enjoyment of the power of visual communication.
- GISTBoK CV-11 - Common Thematic Map Types URL
  
  Thematic maps cover a wide variety of mapping solutions, and include choropleth, proportional symbol, isoline, dot density, dasymetric, and flow maps as well as cartograms, among others. Each thematic map type requires a different data processing method and employs different visual variables, resulting in representations that are either continuous or discrete and smooth or abrupt.
- Esri Academy: The power of maps (Tutorial) URL
- Esri Academy: Getting Started with Mapping and Visualization (Web Course) URL
- Esri Academy (video): ArcGIS Online: The New Map Viewer URL
  
  In 60 minutes from data to high impact maps
- ArcGIS Learn: Modern GIS - Mapping and Cartography URL
  
  Some of these activities might fit as well into subsequent sections.
- Çöltekin, A. et al. (2020). Geospatial Information Visualization and Extended Reality Displays. In: Guo, H., Goodchild, M.F., Annoni, A. (eds) Manual of Digital Earth. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9915-3_7 File
  
  [Optional] Book chapter for background reading if you want to explore the field of geovisualisation more deeply.
- MOOC: Cartography URL
  
  Make sure you complete this MOOC before, during or after taking this course, the sooner the better! Be aware that this MOOC is offered on a fixed schedule 1 or 2 times a year and not synchronized with academic years or semester schedules.
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Section: Creating and sharing web maps | Geovisualisation and Geocommunication | Z_GIS

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Creating and sharing web maps

Creating and sharing web maps