Mapping Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Making a National Park Service (NPS) visitor map of a large, famous park such as Glacier Bay involves careful planning and many people. Preliminary work on the Glacier Bay map required a site visit to Alaska, consultations with park staff, and observing visitors using maps on board a cruise ship. Th...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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North American Cartographic Information Society
2010
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| Online Access: | http://www.cartographicperspectives.org/index.php/journal/article/view/cp67-patterson |
| Summary: | Making a National Park Service (NPS) visitor map of a large, famous park such as Glacier Bay involves careful planning and many people. Preliminary work on the Glacier Bay map required a site visit to Alaska, consultations with park staff, and observing visitors using maps on board a cruise ship. The paper examines various mountain-mapping challenges, including shaded relief, landcover, glaciers, fjord bathymetry, braided rivers, and place names. The paper then ties these strands together by discussing the design of the final brochure map. |
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