Cartography - Job Description

Essentially, cartographers are map-makers. These talented professionals are still incredibly important in modern society. Although much of the world has already been mapped out, many parts are not depicted at useable scales. Moreover, the world‘s landscape and travel routes change frequently and thus many maps become obsolete. Cartographers are still needed!

Cartographers no longer use a compass, a sextant, a quill and a bit of parchment; modern practitioners use hi-tech surveying techniques, such as geographical information systems (GIS), to record topography and analyse geographical information. They then use this data to produce maps for the internet, atlases, ordnance survey maps and internal computer systems.