Posters Presented 2000 APCG Meeting , Arcata , California

Erin Aigner and Mike Engelmann, University of Oregon. Creating Atlas Graphics. The University of Oregon Geography Department is collaborating in a joint effort with Allan Cartography of Medford, Oregon to design and publish an updated, second edition, Atlas of Oregon. The UO InfoGraphics Lab, in particular, has assumed the primary role in producing maps and related graphics for the Economic Geography section of the Atlas. The three major areas of the design process are data compilation, GIS processing, and graphic output. Through a variety of projects, the UO InfoGraphics Lab has established working relationships with many state agencies and other governmental bodies. These relationships have proven useful in gathering a broad base of source data for the Atlas of Oregon Project. Data that are not already in GIS-compatible formats must be pre-processed and converted to shapefiles using ESRI ArcView software to ensure all data are in the same projection and base information compatibility. The shapefiles are then imported into Macromedia FreeHand using Avenza MaPublisher. FreeHand then is used to design the finished maps, as well as charts and graphs from associated tabular data. The UO InfoGraphics Lab also uses FreeHand to create preliminary layouts with these maps and graphics. The layouts then are forwarded to Allan Cartography (known for Raven Maps and Benchmark Atlases) for final page layout design, color processing, and printing. The Atlas of Oregon, 2nd edition, will go to press Summer 2001. Poster