1. Which country do you live in?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Canada
5%1
  United States
65%13
  -------------
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
10%2
  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
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
5%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
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
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
10%2
  United States Virgin Islands
5%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  20
(filtered out)  302
(skipped this question)  1
2. Gender:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Female
20%4
  Male
80%16
Total Respondents  20
(filtered out)  303
(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
0%0
  50 to 59
50%10
  60 to 69
45%9
  Over 70
5%1
Total Respondents  20
(filtered out)  299
(skipped this question)  4
4. What is your primary involvement with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Cartographer
50%10
  GIS specialist
5%1
  Software developer
0%0
  Data developer
0%0
  Professor
20%4
  Educator
15%3
  Researcher
5%1
  Student
0%0
  Map librarian
0%0
  Map collector
5%1
  Map dealer
0%0
  Map enthusiast
0%0
  ------------------
0%0
  Other
0%0
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  20
(filtered out)  302
(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
0%0
  More than 30
100%20
  -------------
0%0
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  20
(filtered out)  302
(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
15.8%3
  Adequate
47.4%9
  Good
36.8%7
  Very Good
0%0
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  274
(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
5.3%1
  Worse
31.6%6
  About the same
21.1%4
  Better
42.1%8
  Much better
0%0
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  273
(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
31.6%6
  Stay the same
47.4%9
  Get better
21.1%4
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  273
(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
31.6%6
  Yes, but not so much
57.9%11
  No
10.5%2
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  256
(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
15.8%3
  Equal art and science
36.8%7
  More science
47.4%9
  Entirely science
0%0
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  273
(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
5.3%1
  Rare
31.6%6
  Sometimes
21.1%4
  Common
36.8%7
  Very common
5.3%1
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  272
(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
42.1%8
  Equal aptitude and education
26.3%5
  More education
26.3%5
  Entirely education
5.3%1
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  274
(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
15.8%3
  Graphic designer
84.2%16
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  272
(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
5.3%1
  Likely
68.4%13
  Very likely
26.3%5
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  274
(skipped this question)  30
15. Do you make maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
89.5%17
  No
10.5%2
Total Respondents  19
(filtered out)  274
(skipped this question)  30
16. How do you rate yourself as a map designer?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Bad
0%0
  Not so good
0%0
  Average
18.8%3
  Pretty good
68.8%11
  Excellent
12.5%2
Total Respondents  16
(filtered out)  235
(skipped this question)  72
17. What has influenced your development as a map designer?
Not importantSomewhat importantImportantResponse Average
Cartography classes
12% (2)12% (2)76% (13)2.65
GIS classes
50% (8)50% (8)0% (0)1.50
Art/Design classes
31% (5)31% (5)38% (6)2.06
Self taught
0% (0)59% (10)41% (7)2.41
Internship/apprenticeship
12% (2)53% (9)35% (6)2.24
A mentor
12% (2)41% (7)47% (8)2.35
Work experience
0% (0)12% (2)88% (15)2.88
Professional outreach (conferences, online forums, etc.)
0% (0)41% (7)59% (10)2.59
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  252
(skipped this question)  54
18. Do you seek advice from others when designing maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Never
0%0
  Not often
17.6%3
  Sometimes
23.5%4
  Very often
41.2%7
  Always
17.6%3
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  252
(skipped this question)  54
19. Have you ever submitted a map to a design contest?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
35.3%6
  Yes
23.5%4
  Yes, and won an award
41.2%7
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  250
(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
5.9%1
  Average
17.6%3
  Pretty good
76.5%13
  Excellent
0%0
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  252
(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
5.9%1
  Not often
0%0
  Sometimes
29.4%5
  Very often
58.8%10
  Always
5.9%1
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  249
(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
0%0
  10 percent
11.8%2
  20 percent
29.4%5
  30 percent
17.6%3
  40 percent
11.8%2
  50 percent
0%0
  60 percent
5.9%1
  70 percent
5.9%1
  80 percent
17.6%3
  90 percent
0%0
  100 percent
0%0
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  249
(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
41.2%7
  Mostly integrated
41.2%7
  Sometimes integrated, sometimes separate
17.6%3
  Mostly separate
0%0
  Completely separate
0%0
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  250
(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
23.5%4
  Middle
0%0
  End
0%0
  Beginning and end
5.9%1
  Throughout the project
70.6%12
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  249
(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
29.4%5
  Mostly custom
41.2%7
  Both custom and standardized
29.4%5
  Mostly standardized
0%0
  Entirely standardized
0%0
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  251
(skipped this question)  55
26. Does software influence map design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Not often
23.5%4
  Sometimes
41.2%7
  Very much
35.3%6
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  251
(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
6% (1)50% (8)44% (7)2.38
Not enough funding
24% (4)18% (3)59% (10)2.35
Pre-existing map design standards
47% (8)35% (6)18% (3)1.71
Strict supervisor or client control
47% (8)35% (6)18% (3)1.71
Lack of manual/artistic skill
53% (9)41% (7)6% (1)1.53
Inadequate software
41% (7)47% (8)12% (2)1.71
Data problems
24% (4)53% (9)24% (4)2.00
Just feeling lazy
76% (13)18% (3)6% (1)1.29
Total Respondents  17
(filtered out)  252
(skipped this question)  54