Mid-town Manhattan, 1991. Crime in New York was near its all time peak. Times Square was still full of seedy strip clubs and drug-pushing hustlers. If you told anyone in town that in 10 years it’d have a Disney store and the tourists would be queuing for the privilege of pinching the Speedo-clad butt cheeks of a Naked Cowboy troubadour, they’d have laughed in your face. This was a city that needed Batman, but all they got was Rudy Giuliani.
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Posted by Heather Yundt
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on Thursday, March 21, 2013
For Chris Brackley, inspiration was hiding in forest.
The Canadian Geographic cartographer was drawn to the profession while at Algonquin Park, Ontario, one summer. He found himself wanting to know what was beyond the forest's edge, so he drew a map of the island he was staying on.
As Brackley shares in the video below, the map that resulted from his curiosity that summer was "probably the best (he's) ever done."
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Posted by Heather Yundt
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on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Ever wonder what it takes to be a cartographer?
The Canadian Cartographic Association sums the answer up in two points: formal training at a university or college and a suitable personality.
Though the personalities most suited to careers in cartography depend on the type of cartographer you want to be, it's safe to say you'll need to truly love maps. The organization says it also helps to be imaginative, embrace changing technology and a commitment to accuracy.
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Posted by Heather Yundt
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on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Since Canadian Geographic's first issues more than 80 years ago, we have put a focus on cartography as a storytelling and educational tool.
Canadian Geographic's maps go beyond the magazine. CG Education debuted its first giant floor map last Canada Day by rolling it out on Parliament Hill. The War of 1812 giant floor map, designed to commemorate the historic conflict’s bicentennial, is the size of a school gymnasium and is designed to walked over and explored.
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Learn about mapmaking from cartographer Chris Brackley by watching the videos below.
At Canadian Geographic, maps play an integral role in our stories. At times, maps situate readers who may be unfamiliar with a region mentioned in an article. Other times, the maps themselves tell the story.
We asked cartographer Chris Brackley to break down the process of making a map.
How do you go about making a map?
How do the foreground and the background work together in a map?
What are the challenges in creating a map?
This is part of a series of short video interviews ...
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