City of Boulder Flood Zones. These map products and all underlying data were developed for use by the city of Boulder for its internal purposes only, and were not designed or intended for general use by members of the public.
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Independent verification of all data contained herein should be obtained by any user of these map products, or the underlying data. GIS Manual: Elements of Cartographic Style. Effective Cartography Maps are a vehicle that may transfer your ideas about a place into the mind of a map reader.
This is a powerful yet delicate art. A well-made map is an instrument that frames a discussion of a place around the ideas that you feel are important. Despite the complicated data and analysis that may underly it the best map is one that communicates its specific message to the viewer with a minimum of effort from the viewer. Making effective maps involves understanding of how graphics are translated to ideas in the mind of the map reader.