1. Which country do you live in?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Canada
4.1%4
  United States
72.4%71
  -------------
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
1%1
  Austria
1%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
8.2%8
  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%1
  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
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%0
  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
1%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
1%1
  Portugal
0%0
  Puerto Rico
0%0
  Qatar
0%0
  Reunion
0%0
  Romania
1%1
  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
1%1
  Senegal
0%0
  Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
0%0
  Seychelles
0%0
  Sierra Leone
0%0
  Singapore
0%0
  Slovakia
0%0
  Slovenia
2%2
  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
3.1%3
  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
1%1
  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
2%2
  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  98
(filtered out)  224
(skipped this question)  1
2. Gender:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Female
21.4%21
  Male
78.6%77
Total Respondents  98
(filtered out)  225
(skipped this question)  0
3. Age:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Under 19
0%0
  20 to 29
4.1%4
  30 to 39
48.5%47
  40 to 49
37.1%36
  50 to 59
10.3%10
  60 to 69
0%0
  Over 70
0%0
Total Respondents  97
(filtered out)  222
(skipped this question)  4
4. What is your primary involvement with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Cartographer
34.7%34
  GIS specialist
34.7%34
  Software developer
4.1%4
  Data developer
1%1
  Professor
5.1%5
  Educator
7.1%7
  Researcher
6.1%6
  Student
0%0
  Map librarian
2%2
  Map collector
0%0
  Map dealer
0%0
  Map enthusiast
2%2
  ------------------
0%0
  Other
3.1%3
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  98
(filtered out)  224
(skipped this question)  1
5. For how many years have you been professionally involved with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  0 to 4
0%0
  5 to 9
0%0
  10 to 19
100%98
  20 to 29
0%0
  More than 30
0%0
  -------------
0%0
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  98
(filtered out)  224
(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
13.2%12
  Adequate
44%40
  Good
38.5%35
  Very Good
4.4%4
Total Respondents  91
(filtered out)  202
(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
6.5%6
  Worse
30.4%28
  About the same
16.3%15
  Better
35.9%33
  Much better
10.9%10
Total Respondents  92
(filtered out)  200
(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
12%11
  Stay the same
23.9%22
  Get better
64.1%59
Total Respondents  92
(filtered out)  200
(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
34.1%29
  Yes, but not so much
61.2%52
  No
4.7%4
Total Respondents  85
(filtered out)  190
(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
13.2%12
  Equal art and science
31.9%29
  More science
53.8%49
  Entirely science
1.1%1
Total Respondents  91
(filtered out)  201
(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
3.3%3
  Rare
28.9%26
  Sometimes
40%36
  Common
26.7%24
  Very common
1.1%1
Total Respondents  90
(filtered out)  201
(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
37%34
  Equal aptitude and education
38%35
  More education
25%23
  Entirely education
0%0
Total Respondents  92
(filtered out)  201
(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
29.2%26
  Graphic designer
70.8%63
Total Respondents  89
(filtered out)  202
(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
2.2%2
  Unlikely
7.7%7
  Likely
57.1%52
  Very likely
33%30
Total Respondents  91
(filtered out)  202
(skipped this question)  30
15. Do you make maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
95.6%87
  No
4.4%4
Total Respondents  91
(filtered out)  202
(skipped this question)  30
16. How do you rate yourself as a map designer?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Bad
1.3%1
  Not so good
0%0
  Average
29.9%23
  Pretty good
58.4%45
  Excellent
10.4%8
Total Respondents  77
(filtered out)  174
(skipped this question)  72
17. What has influenced your development as a map designer?
Not importantSomewhat importantImportantResponse Average
Cartography classes
12% (10)37% (30)51% (41)2.38
GIS classes
33% (27)41% (34)27% (22)1.94
Art/Design classes
29% (23)44% (35)27% (21)1.97
Self taught
2% (2)32% (27)65% (55)2.63
Internship/apprenticeship
29% (23)37% (29)34% (27)2.05
A mentor
26% (21)33% (27)41% (34)2.16
Work experience
0% (0)13% (11)87% (73)2.87
Professional outreach (conferences, online forums, etc.)
10% (8)49% (41)41% (34)2.31
Total Respondents  84
(filtered out)  185
(skipped this question)  54
18. Do you seek advice from others when designing maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Never
2.4%2
  Not often
11.9%10
  Sometimes
45.2%38
  Very often
31%26
  Always
9.5%8
Total Respondents  84
(filtered out)  185
(skipped this question)  54
19. Have you ever submitted a map to a design contest?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
53%44
  Yes
15.7%13
  Yes, and won an award
31.3%26
Total Respondents  83
(filtered out)  184
(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
1.2%1
  Not so good
8.3%7
  Average
33.3%28
  Pretty good
52.4%44
  Excellent
4.8%4
Total Respondents  84
(filtered out)  185
(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
10.8%9
  Sometimes
28.9%24
  Very often
56.6%47
  Always
3.6%3
Total Respondents  83
(filtered out)  183
(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
2.4%2
  10 percent
8.4%7
  20 percent
19.3%16
  30 percent
21.7%18
  40 percent
7.2%6
  50 percent
14.5%12
  60 percent
10.8%9
  70 percent
6%5
  80 percent
6%5
  90 percent
2.4%2
  100 percent
1.2%1
Total Respondents  83
(filtered out)  183
(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
11.9%10
  Mostly integrated
44%37
  Sometimes integrated, sometimes separate
33.3%28
  Mostly separate
10.7%9
  Completely separate
0%0
Total Respondents  84
(filtered out)  183
(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
11%9
  Middle
7.3%6
  End
8.5%7
  Beginning and end
18.3%15
  Throughout the project
54.9%45
Total Respondents  82
(filtered out)  184
(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
20.2%17
  Mostly custom
35.7%30
  Both custom and standardized
33.3%28
  Mostly standardized
10.7%9
  Entirely standardized
0%0
Total Respondents  84
(filtered out)  184
(skipped this question)  55
26. Does software influence map design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Not often
9.6%8
  Sometimes
33.7%28
  Very much
56.6%47
Total Respondents  83
(filtered out)  185
(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
1% (1)45% (38)54% (45)2.52
Not enough funding
19% (16)46% (39)35% (29)2.15
Pre-existing map design standards
27% (22)52% (43)22% (18)1.95
Strict supervisor or client control
54% (44)29% (24)17% (14)1.63
Lack of manual/artistic skill
57% (47)31% (26)12% (10)1.55
Inadequate software
44% (37)42% (35)14% (12)1.70
Data problems
19% (16)52% (43)29% (24)2.10
Just feeling lazy
57% (47)39% (32)5% (4)1.48
Total Respondents  84
(filtered out)  185
(skipped this question)  54