Iowa Geographic Information Council

Principles of Cartography: Making Your Maps Look Good! presentation at the 2006 MAGIC Symposium by Micah Cutler, GIS Coordinator for Hardin and Franklin County. This presentation covers TALDOGS, common map design considerations, and examples of map design techniques. This is a non-technical presentation. This presentation was used again at the 2008 MAGIC Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of a technical workshop on cartography in ArcGIS. Comments and Questions may be sent to Micah Cutler at mcutler@co.hardin.ia.us.

Cartography in ArcGIS Workshop

Workshop presentation by Micah Cutler at the 2008 MAGIC Symposium in Kansas City, MO

Cartographic Representation Presentation

A presentation on Cartographic Representation, which was added to ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop 9.2. This presentation was given by Micah Cutler, GIS Coordinator for Hardin and Franklin Counties, Iowa, at the 2008 MAGIC GIS Symposium in Kansas City, MO.

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Upcoming Events

2008 NSGIC Annual Conference

Keystone Conference Center, Keystone Colorado,
2008-09-07

Iowa League of Cities 110th Annual Conference & Exhibit

Mid-America Center; Council Bluffs, IA,
2008-09-10

Midwest/Iowa Safety Data Summit

Grand River Center; Dubuque, IA,
2008-09-15

The IDDEA Conference

Scheman Building; Iowa State University; Ames, IA,
2008-10-01

Eastern Iowa GIS Day 2008 Conference

Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, University of Northern Iowa ,
2008-10-06

2008 Eastern Iowa GIS Day Conference

Gallager-Bluedorn Auditorium on the UNI Campus,
2008-10-07

Fall 2008 IGIC Quarterly Meeting

Ames, Iowa,
2008-10-08

Goals

Promote the use of geographic information technology among public and private organizations and individuals for planning, decision-making and problem-solving processes.

Promote education and training in GIS and related technologies within all levels of education.

Adopt, communicate and promote standards for use by the GIS community to facilitate data collection and promote data sharing.

Promote partnerships for the purpose of data development and data sharing.

Provide a mechanism through which the interests and concerns of Iowa's GIS community can be directed to appropriate policy makers.

Provide operating policies and procedures for management of the Council.

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