1. Maps at Varying Resolutions and Scales

2. Wisconsin Level 1

3. Wisconsin Level 2

4. Wisconsin Level 3

5. USA Level 1

6. USA Level 3

7. USA Level 4

8. USA Level 5

9. World Level 5

10. Google Earth

13. USGS 100K DLG

14. National Atlas 2M

15. CIA World Data Bank

16. North American Atlas

17. Comparison

18. Vertices National Atlas 2M

19. Vertices CIA World Data Bank

20. Vertices North American Atlas

21. USGS 100K DLG

22. National Atlas 2M

23. CIA World Data Bank

24. North American Atlas

25. Comparison

26. Map Essentials Direction Indicator (True, Magnetic, Grid) Scale (Miles, Meters, Feet) Legend – Title, Purpose – Explain Symbols – Follow Convention Graticule (Latitude-Longitude, UTM) Index map

27. Map Design Landscape or Portrait? Legibility – Symbol and text size – Avoid clutter – Color Scheme

28. Good Idea, Bad Design

29. Why It’s a Bad Map Poor Color Scheme – Okay, it’s putrid Does not distinguish between low incidence and no data No information on number or location of data points

30. Worst Map Design of All