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cartographic perspectives 55 Number 43, Fall 2002 administrative zones, such as wilderness areas, that need to be mapped. Depicting additional property ownership on a realistic map is a challenge, which sometimes cannot be resolved satisfactorily. The flat colors usually used to represent property holdings conflict with shaded relief and land cover textures shown below. However, providing that the quantity and complexity of property ownership is not overwhelming, using a combina- tion of color-coordinated lines, transparent boundary ribbons, and labels is the least damaging method for depicting property and realistic landscapes together. Writing this paper has provided an opportunity to reflect on the design trends that are changing the look of NPS maps. Until recently, the design of NPS maps has been constrained by half-century-old design values and production technology. Digital technology has brought unprecedented op- portunities to refine the design of NPS maps, moving away from abstrac- tion to a more cartographically realistic appearance. Whether this design transformation will significantly improve a map user's park experience remains to be seen, although the anecdotal evidence is encouraging. At the few parks where maps designed with cartographic realism are available, map use appears to be dramatically up—people are probably drawn to the more attractive packaging. If map users also come away with a better un- derstanding and appreciation of the parks, the realistic map design effort will be judged a success. Imhof, Eduard. 1982. Cartographic Relief Presentation, ed. H.J. Steward. de Gruyter, Berlin, New York, 337pp. Keller, C. Peter and Ian J. O'Connell, 2000. Expert Land Evaluation Using Maps vs. Orthophotomaps (oral presentation). NACIS XX. Knoxville, Ten- nessee. Nelson, David. 2001. Using Adobe Illustrator's Brushes for Cartography (dem- onstration). NACIS XXI. Portland, Oregon. CONCLUSION REFERENCES Figure 12. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. (left) Land inside and outside the park boundary portrayed the same. (right) Lightening the outside land in Photoshop enhances park/non-park figure- ground and hides clear-cut logging (the light gray patches)—if only nature could be healed as easily.

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