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 Photo of Cindy Brewer in Santiago Chile for ICC2009, taken by David DiBiase
  
Cindy in Santiago for ICC2009. Photo by David DiBiase
cbrewer@psu.edu

Full CV and
Selected Publications		 Cynthia A. Brewer
Professor of Geography
Department of Geography, 302 Walker Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-5011 
(814) 865-5072, FAX (814) 863-7943

Current Research:
map design, color theory applications in cartography, multi-scale and multi-representation cartography, hypothesis generation in visualization, choropleth classification for maps in series, atlas mapping, topographic map design.
ScaleMaster
 
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ColorBrewer		  

Resources:

ScaleMaster resources include articles, poster, and a do-it-yourself Excel file available for download. ScaleMaster is a structured diagram for organizing multi-scale mapping using multiple databases and design, selection, and generalization decisions.

Available from ESRI Press: Designed Maps: A Sourcebook for GIS Users (2008) and Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users (2005). Chapter titles and section headings for Designed Maps and Designing Better Maps.

Census Atlas of the United States is the first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s. Trudy Suchan is first author and project leader, and I'm included in the author set. Chapters in PDF for the large-format publication (300 pages, 800 maps) are online and the atlas is now for sale.

ColorBrewer: web tool for selecting map color schemes has recently reprogrammed by Mark Harrower (co-author) and Axis Maps. ColorBrewer Classic is still up as well.

Select Theses:
Mamata K. Akella, 2008, First Responders and Crisis Map Symbols: Making Communication Clearer (3.4MB PDF)
Stephen D. Gardner, 2005, Evaluation of the ColorBrewer Color Schemes for Accommodation of Map Readers with Impaired Color Vision (6.1MB PDF)

Resources Archive



 
Grafitti from the streets of Santiago Chile
Teaching: 

Intro and Advanced Cartography:  GEOG 361, GEOG 467, GEOG 512
Current Penn State course content is served by ANGEL at cms.psu.edu.

Geog467 students
Applied Cartographic Design students, Spring 2007
 
Cartographic Design Using ArcGIS 9 is offered through the ESRI Virtual Campus.  		Book cover
 
Related sites:
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Dept of Geography
GeoVISTA Center
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