1. Which country do you live in?   Response Percent Response Total     Canada 0% 0     United States 0% 0     ------------- 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 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 100% 16     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 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 0% 0     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   16 (filtered out)   306 (skipped this question)   1

2. Gender:   Response Percent Response Total     Female 50% 8     Male 50% 8 Total Respondents   16 (filtered out)   307 (skipped this question)   0

3. Age:   Response Percent Response Total     Under 19 0% 0     20 to 29 25% 4     30 to 39 56.2% 9     40 to 49 18.8% 3     50 to 59 0% 0     60 to 69 0% 0     Over 70 0% 0 Total Respondents   16 (filtered out)   303 (skipped this question)   4

4. What is your primary involvement with maps?   Response Percent Response Total     Cartographer 18.8% 3     GIS specialist 37.5% 6     Software developer 0% 0     Data developer 0% 0     Professor 0% 0     Educator 12.5% 2     Researcher 18.8% 3     Student 12.5% 2     Map librarian 0% 0     Map collector 0% 0     Map dealer 0% 0     Map enthusiast 0% 0     ------------------ 0% 0     Other 0% 0     Not applicable 0% 0 Total Respondents   16 (filtered out)   306 (skipped this question)   1

5. For how many years have you been professionally involved with maps?   Response Percent Response Total     0 to 4 12.5% 2     5 to 9 37.5% 6     10 to 19 50% 8     20 to 29 0% 0     More than 30 0% 0     ------------- 0% 0     Not applicable 0% 0 Total Respondents   16 (filtered out)   306 (skipped this question)   1

6. In general, how do you rate the design of maps made today?   Response Percent Response Total     Very bad 0% 0     Bad 0% 0     Adequate 66.7% 8     Good 33.3% 4     Very Good 0% 0 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   281 (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 Percent Response Total     Much worse 0% 0     Worse 33.3% 4     About the same 8.3% 1     Better 33.3% 4     Much better 25% 3 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   280 (skipped this question)   31

8. Do you think map design will generally get worse or better in the next 10 to 20 years?   Response Percent Response Total     Get worse 8.3% 1     Stay the same 8.3% 1     Get better 83.3% 10 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   280 (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 Percent Response Total     Yes 33.3% 4     Yes, but not so much 50% 6     No 16.7% 2 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   263 (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 Percent Response Total     Entirely art 0% 0     More art 8.3% 1     Equal art and science 8.3% 1     More science 75% 9     Entirely science 8.3% 1 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   280 (skipped this question)   31

11. In your experience, how unusual is it for a cartographer to have both design and technical ability?   Response Percent Response Total     Very rare 0% 0     Rare 16.7% 2     Sometimes 58.3% 7     Common 25% 3     Very common 0% 0 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   279 (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 Percent Response Total     Entirely aptitude 0% 0     More aptitude 16.7% 2     Equal aptitude and education 33.3% 4     More education 33.3% 4     Entirely education 16.7% 2 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   281 (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 Percent Response Total     GIS specialist 58.3% 7     Graphic designer 41.7% 5 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   279 (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 Percent Response Total     Very unlikely 0% 0     Unlikely 33.3% 4     Likely 33.3% 4     Very likely 33.3% 4 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   281 (skipped this question)   30

15. Do you make maps?   Response Percent Response Total     Yes 83.3% 10     No 16.7% 2 Total Respondents   12 (filtered out)   281 (skipped this question)   30

16. How do you rate yourself as a map designer?   Response Percent Response Total     Bad 0% 0     Not so good 12.5% 1     Average 75% 6     Pretty good 12.5% 1     Excellent 0% 0 Total Respondents   8 (filtered out)   243 (skipped this question)   72

17. What has influenced your development as a map designer? Not important Somewhat important Important Response Average Cartography classes 33% (3) 56% (5) 11% (1) 1.78 GIS classes 22% (2) 33% (3) 44% (4) 2.22 Art/Design classes 67% (6) 33% (3) 0% (0) 1.33 Self taught 0% (0) 11% (1) 89% (8) 2.89 Internship/apprenticeship 22% (2) 56% (5) 22% (2) 2.00 A mentor 33% (3) 56% (5) 11% (1) 1.78 Work experience 0% (0) 11% (1) 89% (8) 2.89 Professional outreach (conferences, online forums, etc.) 22% (2) 44% (4) 33% (3) 2.11 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   260 (skipped this question)   54

18. Do you seek advice from others when designing maps?   Response Percent Response Total     Never 11.1% 1     Not often 11.1% 1     Sometimes 33.3% 3     Very often 33.3% 3     Always 11.1% 1 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   260 (skipped this question)   54

19. Have you ever submitted a map to a design contest?   Response Percent Response Total     No 100% 9     Yes 0% 0     Yes, and won an award 0% 0 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   258 (skipped this question)   56

20. Looking beyond maps, how do you rate your ability in the broader field of graphic design?   Response Percent Response Total     Bad 0% 0     Not so good 11.1% 1     Average 66.7% 6     Pretty good 22.2% 2     Excellent 0% 0 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   260 (skipped this question)   54

21. When making a map, how closely does your initial concept (minds-eye view) match the final design?   Response Percent Response Total     Never 0% 0     Not often 0% 0     Sometimes 0% 0     Very often 88.9% 8     Always 11.1% 1 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   257 (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 Percent Response Total     Little or none 0% 0     5 percent 0% 0     10 percent 33.3% 3     20 percent 11.1% 1     30 percent 11.1% 1     40 percent 11.1% 1     50 percent 11.1% 1     60 percent 11.1% 1     70 percent 11.1% 1     80 percent 0% 0     90 percent 0% 0     100 percent 0% 0 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   257 (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 Percent Response Total     Completely integrated 33.3% 3     Mostly integrated 33.3% 3     Sometimes integrated, sometimes separate 22.2% 2     Mostly separate 11.1% 1     Completely separate 0% 0 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   258 (skipped this question)   56

24. Looking at one of your typical map projects from start to finish, when does most design effort occur?   Response Percent Response Total     Beginning 0% 0     Middle 0% 0     End 44.4% 4     Beginning and end 33.3% 3     Throughout the project 22.2% 2 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   257 (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 Percent Response Total     Entirely custom 22.2% 2     Mostly custom 0% 0     Both custom and standardized 44.4% 4     Mostly standardized 33.3% 3     Entirely standardized 0% 0 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   259 (skipped this question)   55

26. Does software influence map design?   Response Percent Response Total     Not often 11.1% 1     Sometimes 66.7% 6     Very much 22.2% 2 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   259 (skipped this question)   55

27. Not every map can be a design masterpiece. What factors LIMIT the quality of maps you design? Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Response Average Not enough time 0% (0) 67% (6) 33% (3) 2.33 Not enough funding 33% (3) 33% (3) 33% (3) 2.00 Pre-existing map design standards 0% (0) 78% (7) 22% (2) 2.22 Strict supervisor or client control 67% (6) 0% (0) 33% (3) 1.67 Lack of manual/artistic skill 56% (5) 33% (3) 11% (1) 1.56 Inadequate software 78% (7) 11% (1) 11% (1) 1.33 Data problems 33% (3) 56% (5) 11% (1) 1.78 Just feeling lazy 56% (5) 44% (4) 0% (0) 1.44 Total Respondents   9 (filtered out)   260 (skipped this question)   54