The Disappearing art of Cartography - Siewe Siewe, John McIntosh, Northeastern State University

The Disappearing art of Cartography Siewe Siewe, John McIntosh, Northeastern State University GIS degree and certificate programs, both online and face-to-face, have proliferated over the past several decades in North America. As GIS has evolved and become more sophisticated, academic departments have had to make decisions on what courses are most important to prepare students for the marketplace. While GIS arguably can trace its roots back to cartography, required course work in subjects such as cartography and map design face stiff competition with other skills such as web programming. The authors contend that education in map design and cartographic principals is still critical for effective map communication. Here, we present the results of a survey of course requirements for GIS certificate and GIS degree programs in North This session is co-moderated by Travis White (in-person) & Bill Limpisathian (remote/Slack) Slack channel: #nacis2021-session-cartoedu This presentation was made at the 2021 annual meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS). For more information on NACIS, check out http://NACIS.org.