1. Which country do you live in?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Canada
5.6%7
  United States
73.6%92
  -------------
0%0
  Afghanistan
0%0
  Albania
0%0
  Algeria
0%0
  American Samoa
0%0
  Andorra
0%0
  Angola
0%0
  Anguilla
0%0
  Antarctica
0%0
  Antigua
0%0
  Argentina
0%0
  Armenia
0%0
  Aruba
0%0
  Australia
4%5
  Austria
0.8%1
  Azerbaijan
0%0
  Bahamas
0%0
  Bahrain
0%0
  Bangladesh
0%0
  Barbados
0%0
  Belarus
0%0
  Belgium
0%0
  Belize
0%0
  Benin
0%0
  Bermuda
0%0
  Bhutan
0%0
  Bolivia
0%0
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
0%0
  Botswana
0%0
  Brazil
0%0
  British Virgin Islands
0%0
  Brunei
0%0
  Bulgaria
0%0
  Burkina Faso
0%0
  Burma
0%0
  Burundi
0%0
  Cambodia
0%0
  Cameroon
0%0
  Cape Verde
0%0
  Central African Republic
0%0
  Chad
0%0
  Chile
0%0
  China
0%0
  Colombia
0%0
  Comoros
0%0
  Congo (Zaire)
0%0
  Congo
0%0
  Cook Islands
0%0
  Costa Rica
0%0
  Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
0%0
  Croatia
2.4%3
  Cuba
0%0
  Cyprus
0%0
  Czech Republic
0%0
  Denmark
0%0
  Djibouti
0%0
  Dominica
0%0
  Dominican Republic
0%0
  Ecuador
0%0
  Egypt
0%0
  El Salvador
0%0
  Equatorial Guinea
0%0
  Eritrea
0%0
  Estonia
0%0
  Ethiopia
0%0
  Falkland Islands
0%0
  Fiji
0%0
  Finland
0%0
  France
0%0
  French Guiana
0%0
  French Polynesia
0%0
  Gabon
0%0
  The Gambia
0%0
  Gaza Strip and West Bank
0%0
  Georgia
0%0
  Germany
1.6%2
  Ghana
0%0
  Gibraltar
0%0
  Greece
0%0
  Greenland
0%0
  Grenada
0%0
  Guadeloupe
0%0
  Guam
0%0
  Guatemala
0%0
  Guinea
0%0
  Guinea-Bissau
0%0
  Guyana
0%0
  Haiti
0%0
  The Holy See
0%0
  Honduras
0%0
  Hong Kong
0%0
  Hungary
0.8%1
  Iceland
0%0
  India
0%0
  Indonesia
0%0
  Iran
0%0
  Iraq
0%0
  Ireland
0%0
  Israel
0%0
  Italy
0%0
  Jamaica
0%0
  Japan
0%0
  Jordan
0%0
  Kazakhstan
0%0
  Kenya
0%0
  Kiribati
0%0
  Kuwait
0%0
  Kyrgyzstan
0%0
  Laos
0%0
  Latvia
0%0
  Lebanon
0%0
  Lesotho
0%0
  Liberia
0%0
  Libya
0%0
  Liechtenstein
0%0
  Lithuania
0%0
  Luxembourg
0%0
  Macau
0%0
  Macedonia
0%0
  Madagascar
0%0
  Malawi
0%0
  Malaysia
0%0
  Maldives
0%0
  Mali
0%0
  Malta
0%0
  Marshall Islands
0%0
  Martinique
0%0
  Mauritania
0%0
  Mauritius
0%0
  Mayotte
0%0
  Mexico
0%0
  Federated States of Micronesia
0%0
  Moldova
0%0
  Monaco
0%0
  Mongolia
0%0
  Montserrat
0%0
  Morocco
0%0
  Mozambique
0%0
  Namibia
0%0
  Nauru
0%0
  Nepal
0%0
  Netherlands
0.8%1
  Netherlands Antilles
0%0
  New Caledonia
0%0
  New Zealand
0%0
  Nicaragua
0%0
  Niger
0%0
  Nigeria
0%0
  North Korea
0%0
  Northern Mariana Islands
0%0
  Norway
0.8%1
  Oman
0%0
  Pakistan
0%0
  Palau
0%0
  Panama
0%0
  Papua New Guinea
0%0
  Paraguay
0%0
  Peru
0%0
  Philippines
0%0
  Pitcairn Islands
0%0
  Poland
0%0
  Portugal
0%0
  Puerto Rico
0%0
  Qatar
0%0
  Reunion
0%0
  Romania
0%0
  Russia
0%0
  Rwanda
0%0
  Saint Kitts and Nevis
0%0
  Saint Lucia
0%0
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0%0
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0%0
  Samoa
0%0
  San Marino
0%0
  Sao Tome and Principe
0%0
  Saudi Arabia
0%0
  Senegal
0%0
  Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
0%0
  Seychelles
0%0
  Sierra Leone
0%0
  Singapore
0%0
  Slovakia
0%0
  Slovenia
0%0
  Solomon Islands
0%0
  Somalia
0%0
  South Africa
0%0
  South Korea
0%0
  Spain
0.8%1
  Sri Lanka
0%0
  Sudan
0%0
  Suriname
0%0
  Swaziland
0%0
  Sweden
0%0
  Switzerland
1.6%2
  Syria
0%0
  Taiwan
0%0
  Tajikistan
0%0
  Tanzania
0%0
  Thailand
0%0
  Togo
0%0
  Tonga
0%0
  Trinidad and Tobago
0%0
  Tunisia
0%0
  Turkey
0%0
  Turkmenistan
0%0
  Turks and Caicos Islands
0%0
  Tuvalu
0%0
  Uganda
0%0
  Ukraine
0%0
  United Arab Emirates
0%0
  United Kingdom
5.6%7
  United States Virgin Islands
1.6%2
  Uruguay
0%0
  Uzbekistan
0%0
  Vanuatu
0%0
  Venezuela
0%0
  Vietnam
0%0
  West Bank and Gaza Strip
0%0
  Western Sahara
0%0
  Yemen
0%0
  Zambia
0%0
  Zimbabwe
0%0
Total Respondents  125
(filtered out)  197
(skipped this question)  1
2. Gender:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Female
26.4%33
  Male
73.6%92
Total Respondents  125
(filtered out)  198
(skipped this question)  0
3. Age:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Under 19
0%0
  20 to 29
0%0
  30 to 39
0%0
  40 to 49
58.4%73
  50 to 59
30.4%38
  60 to 69
10.4%13
  Over 70
0.8%1
Total Respondents  125
(filtered out)  194
(skipped this question)  4
4. What is your primary involvement with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Cartographer
40.8%51
  GIS specialist
24%30
  Software developer
5.6%7
  Data developer
1.6%2
  Professor
8%10
  Educator
4.8%6
  Researcher
4%5
  Student
0.8%1
  Map librarian
3.2%4
  Map collector
1.6%2
  Map dealer
0%0
  Map enthusiast
0%0
  ------------------
0%0
  Other
5.6%7
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  125
(filtered out)  197
(skipped this question)  1
5. For how many years have you been professionally involved with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  0 to 4
2.4%3
  5 to 9
9.6%12
  10 to 19
36.8%46
  20 to 29
35.2%44
  More than 30
16%20
  -------------
0%0
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  125
(filtered out)  197
(skipped this question)  1
6. In general, how do you rate the design of maps made today?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Very bad
0.8%1
  Bad
15.3%18
  Adequate
43.2%51
  Good
37.3%44
  Very Good
3.4%4
Total Respondents  118
(filtered out)  175
(skipped this question)  30
7. Compared to manual maps made twenty or thirty years ago, how do you rate the design of digital maps today?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Much worse
7.6%9
  Worse
27.1%32
  About the same
17.8%21
  Better
39.8%47
  Much better
7.6%9
Total Respondents  118
(filtered out)  174
(skipped this question)  31
8. Do you think map design will generally get worse or better in the next 10 to 20 years?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Get worse
15.4%18
  Stay the same
23.1%27
  Get better
61.5%72
Total Respondents  117
(filtered out)  175
(skipped this question)  31
9. For much of the twentieth century, maps designed in North America and Europe often looked different from each other. Is this still the case today?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
32.4%36
  Yes, but not so much
60.4%67
  No
7.2%8
Total Respondents  111
(filtered out)  164
(skipped this question)  48
10. According to a popular definition, cartography is a discipline that combines art and science. Looking broadly at the profession today, how would you rate this balance?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Entirely art
0%0
  More art
14.5%17
  Equal art and science
29.1%34
  More science
54.7%64
  Entirely science
1.7%2
Total Respondents  117
(filtered out)  175
(skipped this question)  31
11. In your experience, how unusual is it for a cartographer to have both design and technical ability?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Very rare
9.6%11
  Rare
26.1%30
  Sometimes
28.7%33
  Common
31.3%36
  Very common
4.3%5
Total Respondents  115
(filtered out)  176
(skipped this question)  32
12. Nature vs. nurture: both natural aptitude and education are factors determining whether a person is good at map design. Which do you consider most important?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Entirely aptitude
0%0
  More aptitude
36.4%43
  Equal aptitude and education
36.4%43
  More education
26.3%31
  Entirely education
0.8%1
Total Respondents  118
(filtered out)  175
(skipped this question)  30
13. If you HAD to hire someone to design custom maps for a magazine like National Geographic and the choice was between a GIS specialist with no graphical experience and a graphic designer with no GIS experience, whom would you choose?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  GIS specialist
21.6%25
  Graphic designer
78.4%91
Total Respondents  116
(filtered out)  175
(skipped this question)  32
14. Is map design a mature field with little room for innovation or do new design techniques still await discovery? Rate the likelihood for future map design innovation:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Very unlikely
1.7%2
  Unlikely
2.6%3
  Likely
64.1%75
  Very likely
31.6%37
Total Respondents  117
(filtered out)  176
(skipped this question)  30
15. Do you make maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
92.3%108
  No
7.7%9
Total Respondents  117
(filtered out)  176
(skipped this question)  30
16. How do you rate yourself as a map designer?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Bad
0%0
  Not so good
1%1
  Average
26%26
  Pretty good
56%56
  Excellent
17%17
Total Respondents  100
(filtered out)  151
(skipped this question)  72
17. What has influenced your development as a map designer?
Not importantSomewhat importantImportantResponse Average
Cartography classes
14% (15)27% (28)59% (61)2.44
GIS classes
41% (42)41% (42)18% (19)1.78
Art/Design classes
30% (30)41% (41)30% (30)2.00
Self taught
3% (3)40% (41)57% (59)2.54
Internship/apprenticeship
29% (30)36% (37)34% (35)2.05
A mentor
20% (21)34% (35)46% (47)2.25
Work experience
2% (2)14% (15)84% (88)2.82
Professional outreach (conferences, online forums, etc.)
9% (9)47% (49)44% (46)2.36
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  164
(skipped this question)  54
18. Do you seek advice from others when designing maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Never
1%1
  Not often
17.1%18
  Sometimes
42.9%45
  Very often
31.4%33
  Always
7.6%8
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  164
(skipped this question)  54
19. Have you ever submitted a map to a design contest?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
51.9%54
  Yes
15.4%16
  Yes, and won an award
32.7%34
Total Respondents  104
(filtered out)  163
(skipped this question)  56
20. Looking beyond maps, how do you rate your ability in the broader field of graphic design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Bad
0%0
  Not so good
6.7%7
  Average
39%41
  Pretty good
45.7%48
  Excellent
8.6%9
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  164
(skipped this question)  54
21. When making a map, how closely does your initial concept (minds-eye view) match the final design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Never
1.9%2
  Not often
3.8%4
  Sometimes
26.9%28
  Very often
62.5%65
  Always
4.8%5
Total Respondents  104
(filtered out)  162
(skipped this question)  57
22. On a typical map project, about what percentage of the total project time do you devote to map design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Little or none
0%0
  5 percent
3.8%4
  10 percent
9.5%10
  20 percent
22.9%24
  30 percent
19%20
  40 percent
8.6%9
  50 percent
8.6%9
  60 percent
8.6%9
  70 percent
9.5%10
  80 percent
5.7%6
  90 percent
1.9%2
  100 percent
1.9%2
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  161
(skipped this question)  57
23. When making a map, to what extent do you integrate design with other mapping tasks such as research, compilation, and production?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Completely integrated
22.9%24
  Mostly integrated
42.9%45
  Sometimes integrated, sometimes separate
23.8%25
  Mostly separate
10.5%11
  Completely separate
0%0
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  162
(skipped this question)  56
24. Looking at one of your typical map projects from start to finish, when does most design effort occur?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Beginning
19.2%20
  Middle
2.9%3
  End
7.7%8
  Beginning and end
14.4%15
  Throughout the project
55.8%58
Total Respondents  104
(filtered out)  162
(skipped this question)  57
25. Of the maps you make, how many are custom designed versus made to already existing design standards or from default software settings?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Entirely custom
25.7%27
  Mostly custom
34.3%36
  Both custom and standardized
29.5%31
  Mostly standardized
8.6%9
  Entirely standardized
1.9%2
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  163
(skipped this question)  55
26. Does software influence map design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Not often
14.3%15
  Sometimes
44.8%47
  Very much
41%43
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  163
(skipped this question)  55
27. Not every map can be a design masterpiece. What factors LIMIT the quality of maps you design?
InfrequentSometimesFrequentResponse Average
Not enough time
5% (5)49% (51)46% (48)2.41
Not enough funding
27% (28)37% (39)36% (38)2.10
Pre-existing map design standards
35% (37)46% (48)19% (20)1.84
Strict supervisor or client control
50% (52)37% (38)13% (13)1.62
Lack of manual/artistic skill
52% (55)37% (39)10% (11)1.58
Inadequate software
39% (41)45% (47)15% (16)1.76
Data problems
22% (23)54% (57)24% (25)2.02
Just feeling lazy
71% (75)25% (26)4% (4)1.32
Total Respondents  105
(filtered out)  164
(skipped this question)  54