Dalton Inman

  This map is to mark University of West Florida and the two major cities close to it in Escambia County. It also shows the main interstates that run through the county and their distance in miles with the help of a scale bar. This project was focused mainly on how to create a cartographic map, but also applied organizational methods and specific map elements as well. The use of clipping map elements so that only specific county/roads/cities/and rivers are displayed. Text boxes, scale bars, and legends were also learned to implement into the map. These elements added substance so an outside reader would not be confused as to what they are looking at. With the all map elements, adjusting their x and y axis position on the Layout helped center and organize the map. Map making takes practice and consideration as to what is being made. This is why these essential map elements are important, as a map needs to be legible and well-thought out so an outside reader can easily interpret the ...

  In this first aerial image, areas were mapped out based on their tones and textures. For tones (red outline), differing areas are marked by: Very Light, Light, Medium, Dark, and Very Dark. Tones represent the amount of darkness or lightness, or brightness, in an image. For textures (purple outline), differing areas marked by: Very Fine, Fine, Mottled, Coarse, and Very Coarse. Textures represent the tonal variation in an image or particular areas of an image. Texture is seen by the mixing of multiple tones, i.e. very course is a combination of all types of tones congregated in one area. In this second aerial image, points of reference were marked by order of: Shape/Size, Shadows, Patterns, and Associations. Shape/Size of an object was determined to understand what the object could be. These will typically be very simple things.  In this image, a Pier (the long stretch of area, moving away from sand), Sand (makes up the majority of areas within image), and Road (Outlined Sand ...

This map was created using ArcGIS Pro to demonstrate rudimentary mapmaking, using relatively recent GIS software. It outlines countries and marks major cities within them.