Purpose of Map 1:

Highlight specific attribute values associated with features.

Purpose of Map 2:

Show location of features in the sewer system.

Purpose of Map 3:

Show spatial relationships between parcels and wetlands.

If you know your audience might include someone who is color blind, what can you do or change so that they could successfully use your map as well?

For line layers, you could use different patterns to represent different values or layers. For polygons, you could use different fill patterns, and for points, different marker symbols.

You are preparing a map of your water system, which will be given to the field crews to help them locate the system in the field. The maps will be stored in their trucks and used in all kinds of weather. How might this impact your design?

Since this map is being used in the field, it might be better to keep the size limited. This may mean needing to produce a series of maps that show different parts of the system instead of using a single map. Since these are water system workers, who will be performing maintenance and repairs, they will need a higher level of detail than others. Scale will also be important since they will be using these maps to help them locate features while in the field. Given the all-weather use of these maps, they may need to be laminated. Lamination can also cause colors to fade, so a more intense color palette might be a good idea as well.

You are preparing the official zoning map for a city. This will be the legal zoning map as required by the city's zoning ordinance and will be hanging in City Hall for city officials and the citizens to use. What factors should you consider that might impact your design?

Since this will be hanging in City Hall and used by multiple people, it should probably be designed as a large map. This would allow multiple people to view it at all times. Also given the number and variety of people who may view the map, it might be good to use a combination of patterns and colors to identify the zoning classifications. Being the legal official zoning map for the City, you would want to review the zoning ordinance to see if it spells out any specific requirements for the official zoning map, such as a required citation, signature lines, seals, and dates. You may also want to print this map on high-quality paper to ensure that the map is able to be printed at the best possible quality and will hold up over time.

What is your current scale?

The answer will vary but should be somewhere between 1:4600 and 1:5000.