The International Cartographic Association defines cartography as the art, science, and technology of making maps, together with their study as scientific documents and works of art which can include all types of maps, plans, charts, and sections, three-dimensional models and globes representing the Earth or any celestial body at any scale (Dent 1993). According to Longley et al. (2005) GIS has fundamentally changed cartography and the way we create, use and think about maps. This study is intended to use ArcGIS software package and create high quality cartographic maps. The datasets available for analysis are the general land cover map of Revelstoke (British Columbia) 1997, the Revelstoke forest cover shape file, and other ArcGIS format files such as boundary, digital elevation model, highways, lakes, glaciers, streams etc. These datasets are used to create two high quality cartographic maps. The first map outlines the general land cover map area clipped with features such as roads, lakes, highways and glaciers. The second map shows the possible sightings of Caribou in the study site during the early winter. The purpose of the first map is to give a general idea of the Revelstoke national park for the tourists and visitors. The purpose of the second map is to assist the conservationist and concerned authorities about the possible sightings of Caribou during the early winter. The main objectives of this study are to i) gain familiarity with ArcGIS, specifically ArcMap,
ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox and ii) create informative, visually pleasing, well balanced maps using established cartographic principles.
ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox and ii) create informative, visually pleasing, well balanced maps using established cartographic principles.
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