什么是地图制作？根据维基百科的定义是：
″制作地图的研究和实践。结合科学，美学和技术，制图的前提是将现实环境通过有效传达空间信息的方式建模。″
过去几十年来，传统的地图制作随着电脑的出现，取得了巨大的飞跃。在这个领域中的领导者是Esri。它提供最复杂的软件工具，帮助个人、学校和各个行业制作地图。他们还提供广泛的课程，研讨会和会议，教大众如何使用他们的旗舰产品ArcGIS，制作地图。根据他们的网站，ArcGIS是″世界上最强大的地图分析软件″。
John Nelson先生是位杰出的教师。他的知识渊博，為Esri的客户教授在线制图课程。他最近与我们的读者分享了他对地图制作的见解。从他的解释中，我们可以了解地图制作是如何的演变及他个人的心路历程。
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M. K. Shisler – Preserver of the Nature Beauty The rural farmland of Wisconsin helped Mary develop a profound love for nature, especially its petals, flowers, leaves, trees, and waters. To Mary, the colors and shapes of these natural wonders not only give her inspiration but also a desire to preserve them through her lens.
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Meera Cooks Nourishing Delicious Food I like to regularly check out William Sonoma′s Instagram to get cooking ideas. One day I noticed the delicious dishes prepared by Meera Nalvadi and started to follow her on her website, https://www.nourishdeliciously.com and Instagram. As the name of her website suggests, her food is both nourishing and delicious. Potlatch Salmon with
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当她14岁时，慎方离开台湾到美国旧金山湾区的圣多米尼克高中学习。也许因为它是一个远离城市并隐藏在安静地点的全女子高中，或者也许因为她年轻时曾经到纽西兰和美国参加夏令营，远离她的家庭，独自学习，慎方从来没有觉得不适应。高中毕业後，她前往加州大学伯克利分校，攻读分子细胞和生物学专业。在慎方的课堂上，国际学生很少，所以在她的学习小组中没有任何亲密的朋友来支持她。她独自面对许多具有挑战性的课程。慎方说，她的同学都非常聪明，他们同时也都非常努力学习，以赶上要求严格的课程。毕业後，她在Thermo Fisher Scientific实习，这家公司是全球科学服务领域的领导者。她所属的″应用团队″，专注於为医院或研究人员开发下一代测序应用套件。 後来，她被转换为公司的全职员工。现在，她正在帮助研究优化测序过程，例如试剂保存和缩短测序运行时间。
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DNA Sequencing by Sandra Liu When she was 14 years old, Sandra Liu (劉慎方) left Taiwan to study at San Domenico High School in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. Maybe because it was an all-girl high school tucked away in a quiet location far away from the city, or maybe it′s
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The Fine Art World Created by Debbie Patrick The world is filled with surprises that touch people′s hearts both unexpectedly and deeply, be it a person, painting, piece of music, poetry, or scenery. For me, it was a simple postcard laying on the front desk at Art Works Downtown in San Rafael, CA with a
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The Hands Bring the Indigenous & Modern Worlds Together by Valerie Seaberg During our interview, Valerie shared her unique life story. The uniqueness of her life, along with her inquisitive mind and crafty hands, make her who she is today. This also explains why she has been admitted to present her artwork at the renowned
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你知道每只鲸鱼的尾巴都有不同的记号吗？
你知道科学家用这些记号来识别及追踪每只鲸鱼吗？
你知道在20世纪，短短的100年中，近300万只鲸鱼被人类残杀吗？
你知道现在鲸鱼面临最大的危险是什麽？
最近在一场精彩的演说及後来的访问中，科学家里查德 (Ted Cheeseman) 提供了丰富的资讯及解说。他解释每只鲸鱼的尾巴，都会因为不同的遭遇而留下不同的记号。有的是天生，有的是被杀人鲸攻击所造成，有的是寄生在鲸鱼身上的甲殻动物，所排列的不同形状，但是最触目惊心的是由船只的引擎及渔网所造成的伤痕。
“A Whale of a Tale” as Told by Ted Cheeseman Courtesy: www.happywhale.com Courtesy: www.happywhale.com Do you know that every whale has distinctive markings on its tail? Do you know that scientists are using these unique markings to track whales? Do you know that in the 20th century, 3 million whales were killed by people? Do
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The Pacific Squadron of Imperial Russian Navy at San Francisco in 1863 There is sort of an obscure historical Marin fact that relates to the Civil war. A Russian squadron sailed into the SF Bay in the early 1860s and ended up staying against Tzarist official order as sort of a back up to the
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