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Damien Saunder, a cartographer at ESRI, likes to use mapping methods to evaluate tennis player patterns and tendencies.
When I look at tennis, I see it moving on a grid. I see space and x/y coordinates [position] and I see z values [height], and I see trajectories of the balls, and space opening up. I started GameSetMap to try and educate people of the value of mapping where people are on the court, storing the data in a GIS, and visualizing it.
Tags: cartography, sports, tennis
Posted by in Cartography, maps, sports, tennis
Mapping data is so much about subtleties. The little things add up to make a full map exponentially better than one that wasn't given the proper attention. But in case you don't have the time to earn a cartography degree or simply need a quick reference, Axis Maps wrote one you can refer to.
In this short guide we share some insights and tips for making thematic maps. Our goal is to cover the important concepts in cartography and flag the important decision points in the map-making process. As with many activities in life, there isn’t always a single best answer in cartography, and in those cases we’ve tried to outline some of the pros and cons to different solutions.
Bookmarked.
Tags: Axis Maps, cartography, thematic
Posted by in Axis Maps, Cartography, Mapping, thematic