Map Critiques Module 1 GIS 5007
This week's lesson was a history lesson in cartography and understanding basic mapmaking. The assignment was to identify a well designed map and a poorly designed map. For my well designed map, I chose a national park map of Capulin Volcano National Monument in NW New Mexico. It is a park my family and I visited when we took a road trip shortly after returning from Germany. https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/collection-item.htm?pg=7347320&cid=305fb7af-a71b-469b-941e-a98b439c882f&id=2d23d9a1-1dc8-423e-b058-1b67cc15b8ae&sid=ddf76276-66ad-45ec-a06d-d4f7651713bc&p=1&sort=relevance I chose this map as a well designed map for its simplicity and getting straight to the point. The map is well labeled and identifies the most important features in the park for visitors. It identifies the different trails, their distances, as well as the road and other important facilities. The map is neat and all the essential map elements are easily identifiable a...