Occasionally I'm asked to come into a project to introduce some cartographic thinking into work that ordinarily might not have much. I spent most of last week with some folks who know water utility GIS. I helped by designing a status map, and took some of that work to make some improvements to an editing map and a mobile map. The status map needed to be a multi-scale base map that showed the water network data (mains, valves, meters, etc.), and the status of assets and water service. Many different people within a water department, local government, or even the public might see the map. This map had to be functional, attractive, and free of obvious errors and awkward symbol or labeling choices. Read More...
