If shading was needed, Zipatone patterns were cut to fit the area and burnished to stick. Also the huge demand for maps means that most crime analysts, police officers, and others involved in mapping crime have received no formal training in mapmaking-the science called cartography . A body of accepted and useful principles and practices has evolved over the long history of mapmaking. Most cartography texts contain those principles but have no regard for the special needs of the crime analyst, police officer, manager, or community user of crime maps. The goal of this guide, therefore, is to provide a guide to cartography that is adapted to specialized needs and speaks the cartographer's language.
Maps Are pictures of information about areas and places.
Help us visualize data. Are like the proverbial pictures worth a thousand words. Enable information to be seen at a glance. This guide is not intended to stand alone, isolated from evolving developments in crime mapping. Ideally, it should be used in conjunction with other materials and approaches.