(#maptimeDavis) Journal Map Figure Design - 2020-10-27

From Glenda Gaines July 24, 2024

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In this workshop, participants will learn how to make map figures for academic publications such as journal articles and books. Participants will learn how to find and understand art specifications from publishers and how to make maps that fit these specifications. They will also learn strategies for communicating effectively with small maps with limited color pallets.

Learner Objectives:

Find and understand publisher art specifications
Apply art specifications to make map figures.

Prerequisites: This workshop is intended for researchers with no previous background in figure creation or design. Introductory experience with GIS software and concepts will be helpful but are not required.

Participants should plan to have the following for the workshop:

A computer with QGIS 3.12+ installed – free open source download at QGIS.org for Mac, Windows, & Linux
Download the workshop data from this Box Repository.

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Appears In: UC Davis DataLab: Data Science and Informatics Information and Educational Technology Library Research Graduate Studies Computer Science

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