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With coaching from Field and other Esri cartographers, as well as practical, hands-on exercises using ArcGIS Pro, participants will learn cartographic techniques that make them more savvy mapmakers, ready to go beyond the typical workflows and defaults.\r\n\r\n\u201cCartography as a discipline and a profession has much to offer,\u201d said Field, a senior cartographic product engineer. \u201cLearning a little about how a cartographer thinks about mapmaking will help you make better maps.\u201d\r\n\r\nCartography. is Esri\u2019s fifth MOOC. The course coincides with the release of Field\u2019s new book,\u00a0<em>Cartography.<\/em>, being published by Esri Press."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":55962,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Each weekly lesson in the Cartography. MOOC focuses on the creation of one exemplary map that draws together key cartographic ideas. Lessons consist of about two hours of content, including video discussions, guided and self-guided exercises using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, quizzes, interactions between students and instructors, and supplemental resources. Participants who engage with all the course content will receive a certificate of completion and a discount code to purchase\u00a0<em>Cartography.<\/em>, the book, should they wish to continue their learning.\r\n\r\nMore than 10,000 students worldwide are expected to register for the first offering of the Cartography. MOOC this spring. To sign up, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.esri.com\/cartographymooc\">Cartography. page<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe Cartography. MOOC joins four other Esri MOOCs: Going Places with Spatial Analysis, The Location Advantage, Do-It-Yourself Geo Apps, and Earth Imagery at Work. Together these MOOCs have attracted more than 105,000 enrollments since 2014. Twenty-five percent of students complete all their course content\u2014a rate that\u2019s much higher than other MOOC providers. And nearly a quarter of the students are new to Esri technology."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":55972,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cStudents in Esri\u2019s first MOOC, Going Places with Spatial Analysis, love Ken\u2019s guest lecture on cartography,\u201d said Esri\u2019s MOOC program manager Adena Schutzberg. \u201cWe\u2019re confident they\u2019ll love the new MOOC that he and his team have put together.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe MOOC program is just one aspect of Esri\u2019s commitment to education. The company supports thousands of K\u201312 schools with software, curriculum solutions, teacher professional development, and GeoMentors. A quarter of a million college and university students use ArcGIS every year. Students and GIS professionals alike benefit from instructor-led and e-Learning courses and seminars offered by Esri Training, self-study exercises available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/learn.arcgis.com\/\">Learn ArcGIS<\/a>, and books published by Esri Press.\r\n\r\nMOOCs offer an easy and fun way to discover the power of modern GIS. Anyone\u2014from cartographers who want to test-drive ArcGIS Pro to those who are new to GIS and want to explore the discipline\u2014can find an Esri MOOC to meet their needs and goals."}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Learn to Design Beautiful Maps | Winter 2018 | ArcNews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It used to be that only cartographers made maps. 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