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Map orientation: When true north is NOT at the top
By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead
We got an excellent comment from a reader this week about maps that are not drawn with true north at the top. Referring to the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) maps that are included in Esri User Conference agendas and other publications, Stephen wrote:
The map of the San Diego Convention Center is upside down, in my opinion. Flipping it and putting north toward the top would make the map much more intuitive to read and interpret. I always orient myself with north up on the map…
Posted in Mapping
Tagged Cartographic Concepts, Cartographic Design, Map, orientation, Page Layout, top, true north
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