1. Which country do you live in?
 Response PercentResponse 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
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
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
100%11
  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  11
(filtered out)  311
(skipped this question)  1
2. Gender:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Female
0%0
  Male
100%11
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  312
(skipped this question)  0
3. Age:
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Under 19
0%0
  20 to 29
27.3%3
  30 to 39
9.1%1
  40 to 49
36.4%4
  50 to 59
9.1%1
  60 to 69
18.2%2
  Over 70
0%0
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  308
(skipped this question)  4
4. What is your primary involvement with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Cartographer
45.5%5
  GIS specialist
18.2%2
  Software developer
0%0
  Data developer
0%0
  Professor
9.1%1
  Educator
0%0
  Researcher
0%0
  Student
0%0
  Map librarian
18.2%2
  Map collector
0%0
  Map dealer
0%0
  Map enthusiast
9.1%1
  ------------------
0%0
  Other
0%0
  Not applicable
0%0
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  311
(skipped this question)  1
5. For how many years have you been professionally involved with maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  0 to 4
9.1%1
  5 to 9
18.2%2
  10 to 19
18.2%2
  20 to 29
27.3%3
  More than 30
18.2%2
  -------------
0%0
  Not applicable
9.1%1
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  311
(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
9.1%1
  Adequate
45.5%5
  Good
45.5%5
  Very Good
0%0
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  282
(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
0%0
  Worse
45.5%5
  About the same
27.3%3
  Better
18.2%2
  Much better
9.1%1
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  281
(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
36.4%4
  Stay the same
18.2%2
  Get better
45.5%5
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  281
(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
45.5%5
  Yes, but not so much
54.5%6
  No
0%0
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  264
(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
18.2%2
  Equal art and science
27.3%3
  More science
54.5%6
  Entirely science
0%0
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  281
(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
9.1%1
  Rare
36.4%4
  Sometimes
36.4%4
  Common
18.2%2
  Very common
0%0
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  280
(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
45.5%5
  Equal aptitude and education
36.4%4
  More education
18.2%2
  Entirely education
0%0
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  282
(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
45.5%5
  Graphic designer
54.5%6
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  280
(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
0%0
  Likely
54.5%6
  Very likely
45.5%5
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  282
(skipped this question)  30
15. Do you make maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
81.8%9
  No
18.2%2
Total Respondents  11
(filtered out)  282
(skipped this question)  30
16. How do you rate yourself as a map designer?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Bad
0%0
  Not so good
12.5%1
  Average
37.5%3
  Pretty good
37.5%3
  Excellent
12.5%1
Total Respondents  8
(filtered out)  243
(skipped this question)  72
17. What has influenced your development as a map designer?
Not importantSomewhat importantImportantResponse Average
Cartography classes
12% (1)0% (0)88% (7)2.75
GIS classes
25% (2)50% (4)25% (2)2.00
Art/Design classes
38% (3)50% (4)12% (1)1.75
Self taught
12% (1)38% (3)50% (4)2.38
Internship/apprenticeship
50% (4)0% (0)50% (4)2.00
A mentor
33% (3)33% (3)33% (3)2.00
Work experience
22% (2)0% (0)78% (7)2.56
Professional outreach (conferences, online forums, etc.)
50% (4)12% (1)38% (3)1.88
Total Respondents  9
(filtered out)  260
(skipped this question)  54
18. Do you seek advice from others when designing maps?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Never
0%0
  Not often
11.1%1
  Sometimes
77.8%7
  Very often
11.1%1
  Always
0%0
Total Respondents  9
(filtered out)  260
(skipped this question)  54
19. Have you ever submitted a map to a design contest?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
77.8%7
  Yes
11.1%1
  Yes, and won an award
11.1%1
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 PercentResponse Total
  Bad
0%0
  Not so good
11.1%1
  Average
33.3%3
  Pretty good
44.4%4
  Excellent
11.1%1
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 PercentResponse Total
  Never
0%0
  Not often
0%0
  Sometimes
66.7%6
  Very often
33.3%3
  Always
0%0
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 PercentResponse Total
  Little or none
0%0
  5 percent
0%0
  10 percent
11.1%1
  20 percent
33.3%3
  30 percent
22.2%2
  40 percent
22.2%2
  50 percent
11.1%1
  60 percent
0%0
  70 percent
0%0
  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 PercentResponse Total
  Completely integrated
22.2%2
  Mostly integrated
22.2%2
  Sometimes integrated, sometimes separate
55.6%5
  Mostly separate
0%0
  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 PercentResponse Total
  Beginning
22.2%2
  Middle
0%0
  End
11.1%1
  Beginning and end
11.1%1
  Throughout the project
55.6%5
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 PercentResponse Total
  Entirely custom
11.1%1
  Mostly custom
44.4%4
  Both custom and standardized
33.3%3
  Mostly standardized
11.1%1
  Entirely standardized
0%0
Total Respondents  9
(filtered out)  259
(skipped this question)  55
26. Does software influence map design?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Not often
22.2%2
  Sometimes
44.4%4
  Very much
33.3%3
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?
InfrequentSometimesFrequentResponse Average
Not enough time
0% (0)44% (4)56% (5)2.56
Not enough funding
22% (2)33% (3)44% (4)2.22
Pre-existing map design standards
33% (3)44% (4)22% (2)1.89
Strict supervisor or client control
22% (2)44% (4)33% (3)2.11
Lack of manual/artistic skill
44% (4)44% (4)11% (1)1.67
Inadequate software
33% (3)44% (4)22% (2)1.89
Data problems
22% (2)33% (3)44% (4)2.22
Just feeling lazy
56% (5)33% (3)11% (1)1.56
Total Respondents  9
(filtered out)  260
(skipped this question)  54