1. Which country do you live in?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Canada
2.8%2
  United States
83.1%59
  -------------
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
0%0
  Austria
0%0
  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
1.4%1
  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
2.8%2
  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
0%0
  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%0
  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
1.4%1
  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%0
  Netherlands Antilles
0%0
  New Caledonia
0%0
  New Zealand
1.4%1
  Nicaragua
0%0
  Niger
0%0
  Nigeria
0%0
  North Korea
0%0
  Northern Mariana Islands
0%0
  Norway
0%0
  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
1.4%1
  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
4.2%3
  Solomon Islands
0%0
  Somalia
0%0
  South Africa
0%0
  South Korea
0%0
  Spain
0%0
  Sri Lanka
0%0
  Sudan
0%0
  Suriname
0%0
  Swaziland
0%0
  Sweden
0%0
  Switzerland
0%0
  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
1.4%1
  United States Virgin Islands
0%0
  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  71
(filtered out)  251
(skipped this question)  1
2. Gender:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Female
32.4%23
  Male
67.6%48
Total Respondents  71
(filtered out)  252
(skipped this question)  0
3. Age:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Under 19
2.9%2
  20 to 29
70%49
  30 to 39
22.9%16
  40 to 49
2.9%2
  50 to 59
1.4%1
  60 to 69
0%0
  Over 70
0%0
Total Respondents  70
(filtered out)  249
(skipped this question)  4
4. What is your primary involvement with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Cartographer
22.5%16
  GIS specialist
23.9%17
  Software developer
2.8%2
  Data developer
1.4%1
  Professor
0%0
  Educator
1.4%1
  Researcher
4.2%3
  Student
38%27
  Map librarian
0%0
  Map collector
2.8%2
  Map dealer
1.4%1
  Map enthusiast
0%0
  ------------------
0%0
  Other
1.4%1
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  71
(filtered out)  251
(skipped this question)  1
5. For how many years have you been professionally involved with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  0 to 4
100%71
  5 to 9
0%0
  10 to 19
0%0
  20 to 29
0%0
  More than 30
0%0
  -------------
0%0
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  71
(filtered out)  251
(skipped this question)  1
6. In general, how do you rate the design of maps made today?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Very bad
0%0
  Bad
9.7%6
  Adequate
46.8%29
  Good
40.3%25
  Very Good
3.2%2
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  231
(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
0%0
  Worse
27.9%17
  About the same
21.3%13
  Better
37.7%23
  Much better
13.1%8
Total Respondents  61
(filtered out)  231
(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
8.1%5
  Stay the same
14.5%9
  Get better
77.4%48
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  230
(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
15.8%9
  Yes, but not so much
71.9%41
  No
12.3%7
Total Respondents  57
(filtered out)  218
(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
22.6%14
  Equal art and science
32.3%20
  More science
43.5%27
  Entirely science
1.6%1
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  230
(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
1.6%1
  Rare
24.2%15
  Sometimes
37.1%23
  Common
30.6%19
  Very common
6.5%4
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  229
(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
32.3%20
  Equal aptitude and education
37.1%23
  More education
29%18
  Entirely education
1.6%1
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  231
(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
38.7%24
  Graphic designer
61.3%38
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  229
(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
0%0
  Unlikely
6.5%4
  Likely
58.1%36
  Very likely
35.5%22
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  231
(skipped this question)  30
15. Do you make maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
88.7%55
  No
11.3%7
Total Respondents  62
(filtered out)  231
(skipped this question)  30
16. How do you rate yourself as a map designer?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Bad
0%0
  Not so good
6.1%3
  Average
55.1%27
  Pretty good
36.7%18
  Excellent
2%1
Total Respondents  49
(filtered out)  202
(skipped this question)  72
17. What has influenced your development as a map designer?
Not importantSomewhat importantImportantResponse Average
Cartography classes
11% (6)22% (12)67% (36)2.56
GIS classes
9% (5)34% (18)57% (30)2.47
Art/Design classes
39% (21)37% (20)24% (13)1.85
Self taught
2% (1)43% (23)56% (30)2.54
Internship/apprenticeship
31% (16)27% (14)41% (21)2.10
A mentor
25% (13)38% (20)37% (19)2.12
Work experience
9% (5)21% (11)70% (37)2.60
Professional outreach (conferences, online forums, etc.)
27% (14)54% (28)19% (10)1.92
Total Respondents  54
(filtered out)  215
(skipped this question)  54
18. Do you seek advice from others when designing maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Never
0%0
  Not often
11.1%6
  Sometimes
42.6%23
  Very often
38.9%21
  Always
7.4%4
Total Respondents  54
(filtered out)  215
(skipped this question)  54
19. Have you ever submitted a map to a design contest?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
85.2%46
  Yes
9.3%5
  Yes, and won an award
5.6%3
Total Respondents  54
(filtered out)  213
(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
16.7%9
  Average
48.1%26
  Pretty good
33.3%18
  Excellent
1.9%1
Total Respondents  54
(filtered out)  215
(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
0%0
  Not often
11.3%6
  Sometimes
35.8%19
  Very often
52.8%28
  Always
0%0
Total Respondents  53
(filtered out)  213
(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
1.9%1
  10 percent
1.9%1
  20 percent
7.7%4
  30 percent
25%13
  40 percent
13.5%7
  50 percent
13.5%7
  60 percent
9.6%5
  70 percent
15.4%8
  80 percent
7.7%4
  90 percent
3.8%2
  100 percent
0%0
Total Respondents  52
(filtered out)  214
(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
7.5%4
  Mostly integrated
34%18
  Sometimes integrated, sometimes separate
41.5%22
  Mostly separate
17%9
  Completely separate
0%0
Total Respondents  53
(filtered out)  214
(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
5.7%3
  Middle
13.2%7
  End
28.3%15
  Beginning and end
28.3%15
  Throughout the project
24.5%13
Total Respondents  53
(filtered out)  213
(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
18.9%10
  Mostly custom
34%18
  Both custom and standardized
35.8%19
  Mostly standardized
11.3%6
  Entirely standardized
0%0
Total Respondents  53
(filtered out)  215
(skipped this question)  55
26. Does software influence map design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Not often
1.9%1
  Sometimes
40.7%22
  Very much
57.4%31
Total Respondents  54
(filtered out)  214
(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
4% (2)46% (25)50% (27)2.46
Not enough funding
23% (12)47% (25)30% (16)2.08
Pre-existing map design standards
30% (16)53% (28)17% (9)1.87
Strict supervisor or client control
36% (19)43% (23)21% (11)1.85
Lack of manual/artistic skill
38% (20)49% (26)13% (7)1.75
Inadequate software
39% (21)37% (20)24% (13)1.85
Data problems
24% (13)46% (25)30% (16)2.06
Just feeling lazy
46% (25)46% (25)7% (4)1.61
Total Respondents  54
(filtered out)  215
(skipped this question)  54