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Ask a Cartographer: What Questions Do You Get Asked the Most Often?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Sep 10th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: What Questions Do You Get Asked the Most Often?

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: Does Rand McNally Include EV Charging Stations in the Road Atlas?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Sep 3rd 2024

Ask a Cartographer: Does Rand McNally Include EV Charging Stations in the Road 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 exploratio

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Ask a Cartographer: What are Some of the Most Remote Locations You Have Ever Mapped?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Aug 26th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: What are Some of the Most Remote Locations You Have Ever Mapped?

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 has Technology Changed the Way Maps are Made?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Aug 20th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: How has Technology Changed the Way Maps are Made?

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: Can You Clarify What Counts as a National Park?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Aug 12th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: Can You Clarify What Counts as a National Park?

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: What are Some of the Coolest or Most Unusual Map Projections You Have Come Across?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Aug 6th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: What are Some of the Coolest or Most Unusual Map Projections You Have Come Across?

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 Has Map Design Changed Throughout the Years?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jul 30th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: How Has Map Design Changed Throughout the Years?

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: What Role Do Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photography Play in Modern Mapmaking?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jul 23rd 2024

Ask a Cartographer: What Role Do Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photography Play in Modern Mapmaking?

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: What are the Most Fun Projects You've Done at Rand McNally?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jul 16th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: What are the Most Fun Projects You've Done at Rand McNally?

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: What's the Best Off-the-Beaten Path Spot You've Discovered from Making Maps?
Author: Tom Vitacco
Date: Jul 9th 2024

Ask a Cartographer: What's the Best Off-the-Beaten Path Spot You've Discovered from Making 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 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 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, are 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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