British Cartographers

The Times has short profiles on two British cartographers.  The first looks at Jon Ford, a cartographer with the British Geological Survey who splits his time between field surveying and developing 2D and 3D models of his fieldwork.  The second profile is on Edward Mainwaring who works for the Ordnance Survey.  Mainwaring became interested in cartography while doing research on GPS systems as part of his robotics and intelligent machines degree while doing his university degree.

“I’m interested in the technical and analytical side of cartography as well as the design aspects. People often think that we work with paper and coloured pencils, but much of what I do is manipulating data from different sources – for example, terrain information, street layout and waterways – and turning it into a useful product where the relevant elements stand out clearly. The work is a mixture of analysis, to work out what’s needed, and creativity, to decide the best way of designing it and presenting it. – Edward Mainwaring

Read more: Cartographer: there’s more to maps than meets the eye – The Times