Comments on: Way Over in British Columbia http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/way-over-in-british-columbia/ Where Bad Maps Come From Tue, 21 May 2013 01:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Not Dead Yet « Cartastrophe http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/way-over-in-british-columbia/#comment-105 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:54:19 +0000 http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/?p=182#comment-105 [...] Mike, an employee of Kerr Wood Leidal, writes to let me know some more information about their map of hydropower potential in British Columbia. First off, it was printed at 3′ by 4′, so my concerns about the small, crowded symbols [...]

]]> By: Mark Harrower http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/way-over-in-british-columbia/#comment-67 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:04:26 +0000 http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/?p=182#comment-67 Nice critique Daniel – and any future students of your will be lucky to get such detailed feedback. I don’t mean to be inflammatory, but this post *really* underscores the divide (growing?) between the world of GIS and the world of Cartography.

]]> By: Nic Grabien http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/way-over-in-british-columbia/#comment-64 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:35:38 +0000 http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/?p=182#comment-64 Ya know, for a bunch of “consulting engineers” who proclaim themselves “experts” in the application of GIS data, Kerr Wood Leidal makes some TERRIBLE effing maps:

http://kwl.bc.ca/docs/DEMAND-A.pdf

I mean, crappy use of map representational techniques is one thing. But to crow about how much more awesome their services are because they know how to apply GIS layering data while producing this crap is, well, not criminal, but lord it’s Not Good.

Looks like a 4th-grader got a hold of a copy of ArcView, then let his cat walk on the keyboard.

]]> By: Tim http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/way-over-in-british-columbia/#comment-63 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:37:17 +0000 http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/?p=182#comment-63 Agree with the assessment … within the first second that the map came into sight, I knew that a.) it was “pretty” and b.) unless I was willing to spend a lot of time studying it with a magnifying glass, it was going to be “useless”. Interesting that it came in first place, but that makes me wonder if there was any real competition. After all, I won first place in the Astronomy category in my 6th grade science fair, but I was the only one who submitted an Astronomy project!

]]> By: Tina http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/way-over-in-british-columbia/#comment-62 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:34:56 +0000 http://cartastrophe.wordpress.com/?p=182#comment-62 I almost didn’t get far enough to read your comments because I was busy screaming from the retinal burn I got from the red-on-blue and red-on-periwinkle. Dear Mapmakers, pls not to be making my eyes bleed, k thx.

Yeesh.

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