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Author: Caitlin Dempsey
• 10/16/06 • Categorized as Data
Wildfinder is a map driven database that users can search either through the map interface or by species. Created by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), this application has over 26,000 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians to explore.
The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design is a cartographic classic by Arthur H. Robinson originally published in 1952. The book was based on Robinson’s doctoral research “which investigated the relationship between science and art in cartography and the resultant refinement of graphic techniques in mapmaking to present dynamic geographic information.”