NACIS 2015 

Conference  Recap



Kitty Hurley 
Shana Pascal

Our Takeaways



Background
Cartography Takeaways
Conclusions
Resources

What is "NACIS"?

  • NACIS is the North American Cartographic Information Society
  • An annual conference held to facilitate communication in the map information community.
  • This year's conference was focused on Mapping Interactions.

Tools are Awesome



Tools are Awesome


  • Mapbox Studio
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • MAPublisher (Illustrator add-in)


Design is hard...


...but collaboration works fast!  

MapLift

Before

MapLift


After

Art in Cartography


 

Art in Cartography


 

Literary Maps





"The more you know, 
the more you know you need to know." 



- Carl Sack (NACIS 2015)

Resources

  • MPR News Story, featuring Matt Dooley
  • Online Programincluding slide deck links
  • Kitty's Notes
  • NACIS 2015 Summary

    By Kitty Hurley

    NACIS 2015 Summary

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