cartographers
They draw maps
Cartographers are people who make maps.
The term covers both the craft of drawing and designing maps and the science of accurately representing geographic information.
Modern cartographers work with satellite imagery and digital tools as much as pen and paper: The cartographers updated the flood zone boundaries after the survey.
Greco-Egyptian astronomer, geographer
- MercatorCylindrical cartographic projection
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- illuminatedMade visible by light
vellum · parchment · ancient · antiquarian
Bound collection of charts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- contourBounding line of shape
elevation · legend · symbol · boundary · terrain · landform · territory · GIS
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- bearingPosture or orientation
wayfinding · astrolabe · GPS · mariner · charts · coordinates · orientation · nautical
Precision angle-measuring instrument
- triangulationLocation via three points
- geodesyEarth measurement science
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
chain · transit · cadastral · boundaries · plotting · fieldwork · baseline · accuracy
Organized exploratory journey
- surveySystematic data collection
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
- frontierEdge of settlement
wilderness · uncharted · reconnaissance · charting · coastlines · Humboldt · voyages
Ptolemy
Greco-Egyptian astronomer, geographer
- MercatorCylindrical cartographic projection
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
illuminated · vellum · parchment · ancient · antiquarian
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
contour · elevation · legend · symbol · boundary · terrain · landform · territory · GIS · raster
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
bearing · wayfinding · astrolabe · GPS · mariner · charts · coordinates · orientation · nautical
theodolite
Precision angle-measuring instrument
- triangulationLocation via three points
- geodesyEarth measurement science
- measurementDetermining size or amount
benchmarks · chain · transit · cadastral · boundaries · plotting · fieldwork · baseline · accuracy · precision
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- surveySystematic data collection
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
frontier · wilderness · uncharted · reconnaissance · charting · coastlines · Humboldt · voyages
- Maritime ExplorationColumbus, Magellan, voyage, navigator, Age of Discovery
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- cartographymaps, world map, atlas, globes, map projection
- mapmakersmapmakers, Ptolemy, Mercator, Rand McNally, map editor
- mapping expeditionsLewis and Clark, explorers, topographic maps, GPS mapping, satellite mapping
- Victorian ExplorersDarwin, Livingstone, Stanley, Burton, Shackleton
cartographersexplorers
Those who venture unfamiliar lands
discoverers · navigators · travelers · adventurers · pioneers