1. Which country do you live in?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Canada
4.4%2
  United States
68.9%31
  -------------
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
4.4%2
  Austria
2.2%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
0%0
  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
2.2%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
2.2%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%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
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
2.2%1
  Sri Lanka
0%0
  Sudan
0%0
  Suriname
0%0
  Swaziland
0%0
  Sweden
0%0
  Switzerland
4.4%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
6.7%3
  United States Virgin Islands
2.2%1
  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  45
(filtered out)  277
(skipped this question)  1
2. Gender:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Female
40%18
  Male
60%27
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  278
(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
59.1%26
  50 to 59
36.4%16
  60 to 69
4.5%2
  Over 70
0%0
Total Respondents  44
(filtered out)  275
(skipped this question)  4
4. What is your primary involvement with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Cartographer
51.1%23
  GIS specialist
20%9
  Software developer
2.2%1
  Data developer
2.2%1
  Professor
8.9%4
  Educator
4.4%2
  Researcher
0%0
  Student
0%0
  Map librarian
4.4%2
  Map collector
0%0
  Map dealer
0%0
  Map enthusiast
0%0
  ------------------
0%0
  Other
6.7%3
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  277
(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
0%0
  20 to 29
100%45
  More than 30
0%0
  -------------
0%0
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  277
(skipped this question)  1
6. In general, how do you rate the design of maps made today?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Very bad
2.2%1
  Bad
15.6%7
  Adequate
46.7%21
  Good
31.1%14
  Very Good
4.4%2
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  248
(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
4.4%2
  Worse
31.1%14
  About the same
17.8%8
  Better
35.6%16
  Much better
11.1%5
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  247
(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
15.9%7
  Stay the same
13.6%6
  Get better
70.5%31
Total Respondents  44
(filtered out)  248
(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
26.2%11
  Yes, but not so much
69%29
  No
4.8%2
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  233
(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
8.9%4
  Equal art and science
26.7%12
  More science
62.2%28
  Entirely science
2.2%1
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  247
(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
15.9%7
  Rare
18.2%8
  Sometimes
27.3%12
  Common
29.5%13
  Very common
9.1%4
Total Respondents  44
(filtered out)  247
(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
42.2%19
  Equal aptitude and education
35.6%16
  More education
22.2%10
  Entirely education
0%0
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  248
(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
15.6%7
  Graphic designer
84.4%38
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  246
(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%1
  Unlikely
2.2%1
  Likely
64.4%29
  Very likely
31.1%14
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  248
(skipped this question)  30
15. Do you make maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
93.3%42
  No
6.7%3
Total Respondents  45
(filtered out)  248
(skipped this question)  30
16. How do you rate yourself as a map designer?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Bad
0%0
  Not so good
2.4%1
  Average
14.6%6
  Pretty good
58.5%24
  Excellent
24.4%10
Total Respondents  41
(filtered out)  210
(skipped this question)  72
17. What has influenced your development as a map designer?
Not importantSomewhat importantImportantResponse Average
Cartography classes
17% (7)24% (10)60% (25)2.43
GIS classes
46% (19)34% (14)20% (8)1.73
Art/Design classes
24% (10)41% (17)34% (14)2.10
Self taught
5% (2)28% (11)68% (27)2.63
Internship/apprenticeship
27% (11)32% (13)41% (17)2.15
A mentor
17% (7)24% (10)59% (24)2.41
Work experience
5% (2)7% (3)88% (37)2.83
Professional outreach (conferences, online forums, etc.)
12% (5)54% (22)34% (14)2.22
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  227
(skipped this question)  54
18. Do you seek advice from others when designing maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Never
0%0
  Not often
21.4%9
  Sometimes
40.5%17
  Very often
26.2%11
  Always
11.9%5
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  227
(skipped this question)  54
19. Have you ever submitted a map to a design contest?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
54.8%23
  Yes
11.9%5
  Yes, and won an award
33.3%14
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  225
(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
2.4%1
  Average
40.5%17
  Pretty good
42.9%18
  Excellent
14.3%6
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  227
(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
2.4%1
  Not often
4.8%2
  Sometimes
23.8%10
  Very often
64.3%27
  Always
4.8%2
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  224
(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
9.5%4
  10 percent
7.1%3
  20 percent
14.3%6
  30 percent
26.2%11
  40 percent
9.5%4
  50 percent
9.5%4
  60 percent
0%0
  70 percent
16.7%7
  80 percent
4.8%2
  90 percent
0%0
  100 percent
2.4%1
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  224
(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
26.2%11
  Mostly integrated
42.9%18
  Sometimes integrated, sometimes separate
21.4%9
  Mostly separate
9.5%4
  Completely separate
0%0
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  225
(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%8
  Middle
0%0
  End
7.1%3
  Beginning and end
16.7%7
  Throughout the project
57.1%24
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  224
(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
28.6%12
  Mostly custom
26.2%11
  Both custom and standardized
28.6%12
  Mostly standardized
11.9%5
  Entirely standardized
4.8%2
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  226
(skipped this question)  55
26. Does software influence map design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Not often
16.7%7
  Sometimes
47.6%20
  Very much
35.7%15
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  226
(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
2% (1)52% (22)45% (19)2.43
Not enough funding
26% (11)33% (14)40% (17)2.14
Pre-existing map design standards
43% (18)43% (18)14% (6)1.71
Strict supervisor or client control
54% (22)41% (17)5% (2)1.51
Lack of manual/artistic skill
57% (24)36% (15)7% (3)1.50
Inadequate software
46% (19)37% (15)17% (7)1.71
Data problems
21% (9)55% (23)24% (10)2.02
Just feeling lazy
81% (34)14% (6)5% (2)1.24
Total Respondents  42
(filtered out)  227
(skipped this question)  54