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What’s Your Map For?, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Francis Soria,…

- - - - Documenting Data
        
        the age, quality, and any limitations of the
        data
        
        how the data were processed into a form
        appropriate for mapping
        
        map projection and coordinate system
        information
      - Documenting General Issues
        
        the final medium
        
        the intended audience
        
        the amount of time it takes to create the map
      - Documenting Design
        
        sources and details of map symbols
        
        details of type size, font, etc.
        
        data classification
        
        color specifications for all colors used
        
        a list of information on the map
        
        design problems encountered and solutions
        
        software problems encountered and solutions
  - - - Ongoing formative evaluation is as simple as asking yourself whether the map is achieving its goals throughout the process of making the map.
      - Implies that you will “re-form” the map soit works better, or maybe even dump it! It is never too late to bail if the map is not serving your needs.
      - ...then re-form your map.
    - - Impact evaluation is a range of informal and formal methods for evaluating the finished map.
      - It may be your boss or a publisher reviewing the map, or public feedback on the map’s efficacy.
      - You should begin any map making with a clear sense of who may have the final say on the acceptability of your map.