Cartographic Designer

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Guide To This Presentation

Section 1: About The Wilderness Society

Section 2: Audience Tiers

Section 3: Issues, Tools, & Datasets

Section 4: Print Maps

Section 5: Web Maps

Section 6: Other Web-Map Products

Section 7: About Jeremy Goldsmith

Section 8: Conclusion / Thanks

Brief History

Teams

  • Science / Research / GIS
  • Philanthropy & Partnerships
  • Conservation Policy, Campaigns, and Programs
  • Marketing, Communications, Content, and Publishing

Science / Research / GIS

Image Name Title
Janice Thomson Senior Director Landscape Analysis
Greg Aplet Senior Science Director
Connor Bailey Enterprise GIS Manager
Travis Belote Lead Ecologist (Northern Rockies)
And Many Others... Jason, Tim, Matt, Pete...Etc.

Mark Wilbert was the former Enterprise GIS Manager for TWS.

Philanthropy / Partnerships

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Ame Hellman Vice President of Philanthropy
Cathy Grams Deputy Vice President, Strategic Services
Kristie Malley Senior Director, Legacy Giving
Michael Carroll Senior Director, National Partnerships
Allen May Senior Director, Philanthropy
And Many Others... Amy, Laura, Kelly, Mike, Liz...Etc.

Conservation Policy / Campaigns / Programs

Image Name Title
Melyssa Watson Vice President for Conservation
Bob Ekey Senior Director, Conservation Agenda Planning
Mike Anderson Senior Policy Analyst
Jeff Widen Senior Regional Conservation Representative
And Many Others... Nicole, Alan, Paul, Sally, Jeremy...Etc.

Marcomm / Content

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Kitty Thomas Vice President, Communications
Michael Reinemer Deputy Director, Wildlands Communications
Jonathan Meyers Senior Director, Digital Strategy
Laura Bailey Deputy Director of Content Development
Max Greenberg Senior Digital Content Producer
And Many Others... Jamie, Sarah, Kate, Tim, Jennifer, Mason...Etc.

Target Audiences

  • Donors, Legacy Givers, Philanthropists, Conservationists
  • Federal / Governmental Staff
  • Public, Donors, Conservation Partners, Regional Planners/Researchers

Philanthropy

How will map-products support philanthropy, corporate/legacy giving, and strategic partnerships?

Federal Government

How can TWS map-products support relationships with congressional and presidential staff overseeing Natural Resources, Wilderness, and Environment?

How can map-products support relationships with DOI and USDA agencies?

Diverse Groups of Federal Stakeholders

MARCOMM

How will map-products support and bolster communications, publishing, marketing, digital content and press releases?

Hot Issues

  • Land and Water Conservation Fund
  • Wilderness/Monument Designations (Example Arctic Refuge)
  • National Forests & BLM Action Centers
  • Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy

Significant GIS Datasets

Examples of Publically Available Authoritative GIS Data
Federal State Regional
Examples
Local
Examples
USGS Earth Explorer and
National Map
Colorado BLM GIS Regional Data (Colorado) City/County Data (CO)
DATA.GOV Montana/Dakotas GIS Regional Data (Montana) City/County Data (Dakota)
National Park Service IRMA Arizona BLM GIS Regional Data (Arizona) City/County Data (AZ)
USFS Geodata Utah BLM GIS Regional Data (Utah Clearinghouse) City/County Data (Road)
USFWS Geospatial Services Nevada BLM GIS Regional Data (Nevada) City/County Data (CO)
BLM-PLSS Data Oregon/Washington BLM GIS Regional Data (Oregon) City/County Data (Washington)
Wyoming BLM GIS Regional Data (Wyoming) City/County Data (WY)
2008 BLM/USFS PEIS California BLM GIS Northern Sierra Partnership Midpen Regional Open Space District
NatureServe Data & Tools New Mexico BLM GIS Regional Data (New Mexico) City/County Data (CO)
BLM Alaska's SDMS
Alaska's GIS Clearinghouse
Regional Data (Colorado) City/County Data (CO)

GIS Inventory and NGIC are also good resources for authoritative GIS datasets
“Additional [GIS] support at the enterprise level would be great, but not a primary component of the Cartographic Designer position.” -Connor Bailey

GIS Tools

Print Inventory

From Wilderness Magazine 2009-2010
From Wilderness Magazine 2009-2010
From Wilderness Magazine 2009-2010
From Wilderness Magazine 2010-2011
From Wilderness Magazine 2010-2011
From Wilderness Magazine 2011-2012
From Wilderness Magazine 2011-2012

Diverse Print Maps

from many templates

Green Info Network

Green Info Network creates, analyzes, visualizes and communicates information in the public interest. GreenInfo Network is a non-profit organization that assists others in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related information technologies. They work as a consultant to the many groups and agencies who engage us.

CORE GIS | Matt Stevenson

CORE GIS offers cartographic, data-analysis & development, web-mapping, and conservation planning services. They specialize in designing eye-catching maps that attract attention and help you convey your message.

Grand Canyon Trust | Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith is a private Carto Service cartographer. /bio of GCT and Stephanie Smith cartographic services

In-House Publications

(+ Outsourced Graphic Designers)

Summary of InDesign/Publications from Communications Professionals at TWS.

In-House GIS Staff

A quick example of a MXD Export from TWS staff.

“I would like to see more web products and interactive features.” -Connor Bailey

Inventory of Web-Map Products

ArcGIS Embedded Map Services

ArcGIS Story Maps

Web Map Product Examples

In-Line with Text | News/Blog Publishing

Web Map Product Examples

Custom, Full-Page Layout

#wearethewild / @wilderness

Bio Key

Nativity: Los Angeles, California

Educated: University of Oregon

Geography / GIS / Business / Marketing / Spanish

Resided: CA - OR - HI - UT - CO - NYC

Experiences

Skills

Tool Components Type Proficiency (years) Projected Usage
ESRI Products ArcMap, ArcServer, AGOL Geospatial 5+ Daily–Weekly
Adobe Creative Suite Ps, Ai, Id, Ae, Lr, Pr Design 7+ Daily–Weekly

Goals

Passions

Thank You!

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