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Ask a Cartographer: How Big Is Your Map Collection at Home and What's Your Favorite?
Author: Tom Vitacco and Steve Wiertz
Date: Jul 2nd 2024

Ask a Cartographer: How Big Is Your Map Collection at Home and What's Your Favorite?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask a Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally Publishing’s Director of GIS and Steve Wiertz, Sr. GIS Analyst, >here to answer your burning questions, and geek out o

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Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Decide What Information to Include on a Map and What to Leave Out?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jun 25th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Decide What Information to Include on a Map and What to Leave Out?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask a Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally Publishing’s Director of GIS, is here to answer your burning questions, and geek out over fascinating map lore – one exploratio

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Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Choose Which Will Be the Scenic Routes?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jun 18th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Choose Which Will Be the Scenic Routes?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask a Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally Publishing’s Director of GIS, is here to answer your burning questions, and geek out over fascinating map lore – one explorati

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Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Pick the Colors on the Map?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jun 11th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Pick the Colors on the Map?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask the Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source.Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally’s Director of GIS is here to answer your burning questions, and geek out over fascinating map lore – one exploration at a tim

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Ask a Cartographer: Who Names Streets?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jun 4th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: Who Names Streets?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask a Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally Publishing’s Director of GIS and Steve Wiertz, Sr. GIS Analyst, are here to answer your burning questions, and geek out over f

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Ask a Cartographer: Has Rand McNally Ever Added Fake Towns to Maps?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: May 28th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: Has Rand McNally Ever Added Fake Towns to Maps?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask the Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally’s Director of GIS is here to answer your burning questions, and geek out over fascinating map lore – one exploration at a time.

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Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Become a Cartographer Anyway?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: May 22nd 2024

Ask a Cartographer: How Do You Become a Cartographer Anyway?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask the Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally’s Director of GIS is here to answer your burning questions, and geek out over fascinating map lore – one exploration at a time.

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Ask a Cartographer: What's the Best Way to Plan a Road Trip with an Atlas?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: May 15th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: What's the Best Way to Plan a Road Trip with an Atlas?

Lost in longitude or confused by contour lines? Want to know all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of your atlas? Curious if paper towns still exist? "Ask a Cartographer" is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Tom Vitacco, Rand McNally Publishing's Director of GIS is here to answer your burning questions, and geek out over fascinating map lore – one exploration a

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