While I was working the original version of the Noland Trail Map, I had the thought to do an alternative edition of the map for fun. Enter, the Noland Trail Transit Map. Transit map versions of existing non-transit locations have been fairly popular this year, and i challenged myself to make one in ArcMap. Overall, i love the look of the final product, and i’ll throw a plug over to Transit Maps where i spent some time looking for inspiration.
The transit map edition of the Noland Trail map took about 2 nights to complete, and of course, proud to say it was done completely in ArcMap 10.1.
This version is available on my imagekind shop.
Transit Maps says:
This is certainly a nifty “transit” map that Jonah Adkins, a GIS Professional from Newport News has put together. Having mile markers and bridges as the “stations” on the trail – actual, physical landmarks – is a smart move and helps make the map very usable as well as attractive.
As very minor notes, I’m not overly fond of the right-aligned text for the park information, although I can see why it’s been done that way. There’s also a couple of weird, inconsistent curves on the top left hand side of the map: Museum Drive has a couple of sharp angles in it, as opposed to the gentle curves used elsewhere, and Museum Drive and the Noland Trail itself nest poorly just above the South Entrance “station”. But – these are very minor quibbles indeed!
And you should also really go and look at Jonah’s actual map of the trail, which is abso-freaking-lutely gorgeous, and shows what GIS is capable of in the hands of a skilled practitioner.