NACIS 2016 Presentation Jake Coolidge, NPMap, Colorado State University The number of mobile apps available to guide visitors through America's special places has exploded in recent years. NPMap aims to provide National Park Service-produced alternative apps that put a ranger's expertise and up-to-date information directly on your device. Not surprisingly, maps are a key component to these mobile experiences. This talk will first provide context for our mobile mapping efforts with an overview of our app framework and project workflow. Next we'll look at how the cartographic design process fits within this broader framework. Design decisions are driven by accessibility and usability concerns, and by the desire to speak to the narratives and intangible qualities that make these places unique. The talk will examine, in detail, recent cartographic products developed for several national parks and close with observations of lessons learned and improvements we hope to make in the year ahead.

1. Mobile App Cartography
for the US National Park Service
Jake Coolidge
Colorado State University
NACIS Annual Meeting, Oct. 20, 2016
Colorado Springs, CO

2. outline
context | cartographic design | looking ahead

3. context: Park Mobile

8. project management
Harpers Ferry Center (HFC)
code
GuideOne
Mobile
content
NPS Staff + HFC
map
NPMap+ + =

9. cartography and data

12. OpenStreetMap + NPS data
< Mapbox Hillshade v2 >
< water features from Streets v7 >
Places database
Park boundaries
Mapbox Streets v7

17. Gateway National Recreation Area Legislative Boundary
FreebornSt.
Greeley Ave.
FatherCapodannoBlvd.
OldfieldSt.
GrimsbySt.
NugentAve.
KiswickSt.
MorelandSt.
MasonAve.
Sanchez Dr.
New Dorp Ln.
ShoreRd.
SanchezDrive
OlympiaBlvd.OlympiaBlvd.OlympiaBlvd.OlympiaBlvd.
OlympiaBlvd.
ColonyAve.
ColonyAve.
BadenPl.
PattersonAve.
PoultneySt.
SanilacSt.
BoundaryAve.
RudyardSt.
New Dorp Ln.
MillRd.
TitusAve.
CubaAve.
WeedAve.
WinhamAve.
MiltonAve.
FinleyAve.
HettAve.
RomaAve.
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F i e l d s
B a s e b a l l
F i e l d s
M u l t i p u r p o s e
F i e l d s
New Dorp
High School
S w a m p W h i t e
O a k F o r e s t
FishingArea
Playgrounds
Basketball
Courts
Cricket
Field
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Space
Group
Picnic
Area
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National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Gateway National Recreation Area
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Y E L L O W S T O N E N A T I O N A L P A R K
JOHN D. ROCKEF ELLER, JR.
MEMORIAL PARKWAY
Park Boundary
Park Boundary
G R A N D
T E T O N
N A T I O N A L
P A R K
16mi
26km
8mi
13km
5mi
8km
2mi
3km
18mi
29km
12mi
19km
8mi
13km
8mi
13km
Jackson Lake Junction
Moran Junction
North Jenny Lake Junction
South Jenny Lake Junction
Moose Junction
Gros Ventre
Junction
Te t o n P a r k
R o a d
one-w
ay
Teton Park Road
Closed in winter
Road closed
in winter
Road closed
to trucks, RVs,
and trailers
Road not recommended
for trailers or RVs.
Closed in winter
Road closed from early
November to mid-May
Roads closed
in winter
Lower Slide
Lake
CrystalCreek
G
ros
Ventre
River
Slate
CreekDallasFork
Upper Slide Lake
Leidy
Lake
Fox
Creek
Darby
Creek
Moose Creek
CoalCreek
Fish
Creek
Flat
Creek
Lake
Creek
South
Leigh
Creek
South Leigh Lakes
Schoolroom
Glacier
Sunset
Lake
Snowdrift
Lake
Rimrock
Lake
Marion
Lake
Moose
Lake
Teton
Glacier
JENNY
LAKE
LEIGH LAKE
Petersen
Glacier
Mica
Lake
Mink
Lake
Lake
Solitude
Basin
Lakes
Teton Creek
South
Bitch
Creek
Grizzly
Creek
Conant Creek
Coyote
Creek
South Boone Creek
Co
ulter
Creek
Bailey
Creek
Arizona
Creek
Pilgrim
C
reek
P
ilgrim
Creek
Moose
Creek
Pa
cific
Creek
Lava
Creek
Di
tch
Creek
North Fork
M
id
dle
F
ork
CottonwoodCreek
Buffalo
Fork
Spread
Creek
East
Fork
Pilgrim
Creek
TWO
OCEAN
LAKE
E
M
M
A
MATILDA LAKE
C
olter Bay
N
orth
M
oran Bay
Moran Bay
Ha
lf
M
oon
Bay
Falls River
Snake
River
S
nake
Rive
r
Snake
Ri
ver
GrosVentre
River
Falls River
Glade Cree
k
Berry Creek
Owl
Creek
North Bitch Creek
Lake of
the Woods
Grassy Lake
Reservoir
Indian Lake
Arizona
Lake
Spalding
Bay
Christian
Pond
Elk Ranch
Reservoir
Heron
Pond
Toppings
Lakes
Blue Miner
Lake
Swan
Lake
Talus Lake
Dudley
Lake
Cygnet
Pond
North Moran
Creek
Moran Creek
Taggart
Lake
Phelps
Lake
Bradley
Lake
Surprise Lake
Amphitheater
Lake
Hidden
Falls
Grizzly
Bear
Lake
Bearpaw LakeFalling
Ice Glacier
Cirque
Lake
Skillet Glacier
Triple Glaciers
Trapper Lake
Holly
Lake String
Lake
Cascade Creek
J A C K S O N
L A K E
Surface elevation
6772 ft 2064 m
South
Badger
Creek
North
Leigh
Creek
IDAHO
WYOMING
IDAHO
WYOMING
Teton
Crest
Trail
Alaska Bas
inTrail
CARIBOU-TARGHEE
NATIONAL FOREST
BRIDGER-TETON
NATIONAL FOREST
GROS VENTRE WILDERNESS
BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST
TETON WILDERNESS
CARIBOU-TARGHEE
NATIONAL FOREST
WINEG
AR
HOLE
WILDERNESS
BRIDGER-TETON
NATIONAL
FOREST
NATIONAL
ELK REFUGE
JEDEDIAHSMITH
W
ILDERN
ES
S
BRIDGER-TETON
NATIONAL FOREST
JED
E
D
IAH
SMITH
WILDERNESS
JACKSON
HO
LE
TETON
RANGE
Jenny Lake Overlook
Cascade Canyon Turnout
Mountain View Turnout
Potholes
Turnout
Mount
Moran
Turnout
Cathedral Group Turnout
Elk Ranch
Flats Turnout
Snake River
Overlook
Teton Glacier
Turnout
Blacktail Ponds
Overlook
Glacier View
Turnout
Teton Point
Turnout
Albright View
Overlook
Sleeping Indian
Overlook
Park Entrance
Turnout
Willow Flats Overlook
Jackson Lake
Overlook
Oxbow
Bend
Turnout
Windy Point
Turnout
Moran
Entrance
South Entrance
Granite
Canyon
Entrance
Moose
Entrance
Uhl Hill
7443ft
2268m
Lozier Hill
7655ft
2333m
Thor Peak
12028ft
3666m
Mount Moran
12605ft
3842m
Raynolds Peak
10910ft
3324m
Traverse Peak
11051ft
3368m
Pilgrim
Mountain
8274ft
2522m
Arizona
Island
Leeks Marina
Table
Mountain
11106ft
3385m
10450ft
3185m
Rendezvous Peak
10927ft
3330m
Teton Pass
8431ft
2570m
Pinyon Peak
9705ft
2958m
Moose Mountain
10054ft
3064m
Buck Mountain
11938ft
3639m
Mount Wister
11490ft
3502m
Rockchuck
Peak
11144ft
3396mMount
St John
11430ft
3484m
Teewinot
Mountain
12325ft
3756m
Mount
Woodring
11590ft
3532m
Inspiration
Point
Nez Perce
11901ft
3627m
Cloudveil
Dome
South Teton
12514ft
3814m
Mount Hunt
10783ft
3286m
Teton Village
Jackson Hole
Mountain Resort
Mount Owen
12928ft
3940m
Grand Teton
13770ft
4197m
Middle Teton
12804ft
3902m
Blacktail Butte
7688ft
2343m
Kelly
Rolling Thunder
Mountain
10908ft
3325m
Bivouac Peak
10825ft
3299m
Eagles Rest Peak
11258ft
3431m
Signal
Mountain
7727ft
2355m
WILLOW FLATS
Jackson Lake Dam
Marie Island
Survey Peak
9277ft
2827m
Steamboat
Mountain
7872ft
2399m
Atherton Creek
Teton
Canyon
Trail Creek
Curtis
Canyon
Grand Targhee
Resort
To
Dubois
Hatchet
Pacific Creek
Gros Ventre
Gros Ventre
Slide
Crystal Creek
Driggs
Victor
Wilson
To Idaho Falls
To
Ashton
To Pinedale
JACKSON
GRANITE
BASIN
M
O
O
SE
BASIN
To West Thumb
Headwaters Lodge & Cabins at Flagg Ranch
Trailhead
Death
Canyon
Trailhead
Granite
Canyon
Trailhead
Laurance S.
Rockefeller
Preserve
Jackson
Hole
Airport
Menors Ferry
Historic District
Chapel of the
Transfiguration
Taggart
Lake
Trailhead
Jenny Lake Lodge
Chapel of the
Sacred Heart
Signal Mountain Lodge
Leigh and
String Lakes
Trailheads
Two Ocean
Lake Trailhead
Glade Creek
Trailhead
Hermitage
Point
Trailhead
Climbers
Ranch
Lupine
Meadows
Trailhead
Teton Science
Schools
Jackson
National
Fish Hatchery
Jackson Hole and Greater
Yellowstone Visitor Center
Refuge sleigh rides (winter only)
Snow King Resort
National Museum
of Wildlife Art
Lizard
Creek
PHILL
IPS
RIDGE
W
ESTGROSVENTREBUTTE
EASTGROSVENTRE
BUTTE
M
oose-
WilsonRoad Colter Bay Village
Jackson Lake Lodge
Medical Clinic
ELK ISLAND
Grassy Island
H
e
rm
itage
Point
D
onoho
Pt
WEBB CANYON
MORAN
CANYON
LEIGH
CANYON
PAINTBRUSH
CAN
YON
COLTER CANYON
W
ATERFALLS CANYON
Buffalo
Valley Road
P
acific
Creek Road
R
iver
Road
(4-wheel
-driv
e
required)
RiverRoad
Antelope
Flats Rd
A
NTELOPE
FLATS
SHADO
W
M
OUNTAIN
MormonRow
Cunningham
Cabin Historic Site
Triangle X Ranch
Dornans
Deadmans Bar
Road
Cattleman’s
Bridge Site
River access
River
access
River
access
THE
POTHOLES
AVALANCHE CANYON
DEATH
CANYON
GRANITE CANYON
OPEN CANYON
GARNET CANYON
HANGING CANY
ON
Sh
uttle
boat
CASCADE CANYON
Schwabacher
Road
Park Headquarters
River access Gros Ventre Roa d
Signal
Mountain
Rd
Grand View
Point
7586ft
2312m
Mike Harris
A
shton
- Flagg Ranch Road
Gras
sy
Lake
Road
Static Peak
11303ft
3445m
Prospectors Mountain
11241ft
3426m
Murie
Ranch
Jenny Lake Trailhead
6467ft
1971m
Boat
launch
River access
River access
River access
River access
ALASKA
B
ASIN
Fish
CreekRoad
Ranger Peak
11355ft
3461m
Flagg Ranch Information Station
Colter Bay
Visitor Center
Jenny Lake
Visitor Center
Craig Thomas
Discovery and
Visitor Center
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Park Boundary
G R A N D
T E T O N
N A T I O N A L
P A R K
16mi
26km
5mi
8km
2
3
18mi
29km
12mi
19km
8mi
13km
Jackson Lake Junction
Moran Junction
North Jenny Lake Junction
South Jenny Lake Junction
Moose Junction
Te t o n P a r k
R o a d
one-w
ay
Teton Park Road
Closed in winter
Road closed
in winter
Road closed
to trucks, RVs,
and trailers
Roads closed
in winter
Lower Slide
Lake
Fox
Creek
Darby
Creek
South
Leigh
Creek
South Leigh Lakes
Schoolroom
Glacier
Sunset
Lake
Snowdrift
Lake
Rimrock
Lake
Marion
Teton
Glacier
JENNY
LAKE
LEIGH LAKE
Petersen
Glacier
Mica
Lake
Mink
Lake
Lake
Solitude
Basin
Lakes
Teton Creek
South
Bitch
Creek
Grizzly
Creek
t Creek
oyote
Creek
Bailey
Creek
Pilgrim
C
reek
P
ilgrim
Creek
Moose
Creek
Di
tch
Creek
North Fork
M
id
dle
F
ork
CottonwoodCreek
Spread
East
Fork
Pilgrim
Creek
TWO
OCEAN
LAKE
E
M
M
A
MATILDA LAKE
C
olter Bay
N
orth
M
oran Bay
Moran Bay
Ha
lf
M
oon
Bay
S
nake
Rive
r
Owl
Creek
North Bitch Creek
Arizona
Lake
Spalding
Bay
Christian
Pond
Heron
Pond
Swan
Lake
Talus Lake
Dudley
Lake
Cygnet
Pond
North Moran
Creek
Moran Creek
Taggart
Lake
Phelps
Lake
Bradley
Lake
Surprise Lake
Amphitheater
Lake
Hidden
Falls
Grizzly
Bear
Lake
Bearpaw LakeFalling
Ice Glacier
Cirque
Lake
Skillet Glacier
Triple Glaciers
Trapper Lake
Holly
Lake String
Lake
Cascade Creek
J A C K S O N
L A K E
Surface elevation
6772 ft 2064 m
South
Badger
Creek
North
Leigh
Creek
IDAHO
WYOMING
IDAHO
WYOMING
Teton
Crest
Trail
Alaska Bas
inTrail
CARIBOU-TARGHEE
NATIONAL FOREST
BRIDGER-TETON
TETON
JEDE
HO
LE
TETON
RANGE
Jenny Lake Overlook
Cascade Canyon Turnout
Mountain View Turnout
Potholes
Turnout
Mount
Moran
Turnout
Cathedral Group Turnout
Elk Ranch
Flats Turnout
Snake River
Overlook
Teton Glacier
Turnout
Blacktail Ponds
Overlook
Glacier View
Turnout
Teton Point
Turnout
Albright View
Overlook
Willow Flats Overlook
Jackson Lake
Overlook
Oxbow
Bend
Turnout
Windy Point
Turnout
Moran
Entrance
Moose
Entrance
Lozier Hill
7655ft
2333m
Thor Peak
12028ft
3666m
Mount Moran
12605ft
3842m
Raynolds Peak
10910ft
3324m
Traverse Peak
11051ft
3368m
Pilgrim
Mountain
8274ft
2522m
Arizona
Island
Leeks Marina
Table
Mountain
11106ft
3385m
Moose Mountain
10054ft
3064m
Buck Mountain
11938ft
3639m
Mount Wister
11490ft
3502m
Rockchuck
Peak
11144ft
3396mMount
St John
11430ft
3484m
Teewinot
Mountain
12325ft
3756m
Mount
Woodring
11590ft
3532m
Inspiration
Point
Nez Perce
11901ft
3627m
Cloudveil
Dome
South Teton
12514ft
3814m
Mount Hunt
10783ft
3286m
Mount Owen
12928ft
3940m
Grand Teton
13770ft
4197m
Middle Teton
12804ft
3902m
Blacktail Butte
7688ft
2343m
Rolling Thunder
Mountain
10908ft
3325m
Bivouac Peak
10825ft
3299m
Eagles Rest Peak
11258ft
3431m
Signal
Mountain
7727ft
2355m
WILLOW FLATS
Jackson Lake Dam
Marie Island
Atherton Creek
Teton
Canyon
Grand Targhee
Resort
Gros Ventre
Driggs
GRANITE
BASIN
M
O
O
SE
BASIN
Death
Canyon
Trailhead
Laurance S.
Menors Ferry
Historic District
Chapel of the
Transfiguration
Taggart
Lake
Trailhead
Jenny Lake Lodge
Chapel of the
Sacred Heart
Signal Mountain Lodge
Leigh and
String Lakes
Trailheads
Two
Lake
Hermitage
Point
Trailhead
Climbers
Ranch
Lupine
Meadows
Trailhead
Teton Science
Schools
Lizard
Creek
Colter Bay Village
Jackson Lake Lodge
Medical Clinic
ELK ISLAND
Grassy Island
H
e
rm
itage
Point
D
onoho
Pt
WEBB CANYON
MORAN
CANYON
LEIGH
CANYON
PAINTBRUSH
CAN
YON
COLTER CANYON
W
ATERFALLS CANYON
P
acific
Creek
R
iver
Road
(4-wheel
-driv
e
required)
RiverRoad
Antelope
Flats Rd
A
NTELOPE
FLATS
SHADO
W
M
OUNTAIN
MormonRow
Cunningham
Cabin Historic Site
Triangle X Ranch
Dornans
Deadmans Bar
Road
Cattleman’s
Bridge Site
River access
THE
POTHOLES
AVALANCHE CANYON
DEATH
CANYON
OPEN CANYON
GARNET CANYON
HANGING CANY
ON
Sh
uttle
boat
CASCADE CANYON
Schwabacher
Road
Park Headquarters
River access Gros Ventre Roa d
Signal
Mountain
Rd
Grand View
Point
7586ft
2312m
Static Peak
11303ft
3445m
Prospectors Mountain
11241ft
3426m
Murie
Ranch
Jenny Lake Trailhead
6467ft
1971m
Boat
launch
River access
River access
River access
ALASKA
B
ASIN
Ranger Peak
11355ft
3461m
Colter Bay
Visitor Center
Jenny Lake
Visitor Center
Craig Thomas
Discovery and
Visitor Center

22. park-specific features
and customizations

31. informing Park Tiles

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Belt Parkway
Hylan
Boulevard
NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Queens
Jersey
City
Highlands
Great Kills
Park
Miller Field
Breezy Point
Jacob Riis Park
Fort Tilden
Fort
Wadsworth
Floyd
Bennett
Field
Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge
Hoffman
Island
Swinburne
Island
Plumb
Beach
Fort Hancock
Historic District
Sandy Hook
Lighthouse
Sandy Hook
Visitor Center
Fort Wadsworth
Visitor Center
Ryan
Visitor Center
Atlantic Ocean
Raritan Bay
Upper
Bay
Lower Bay
Hoboken
Manhattan
NEW JERSEY
Newark
Liberty
International
Airport
John F Kennedy
International
Airport
LaGuardia
Airport
Coney Island
Flatbush
Avenue
OceanParkway
Jackie Robinson Parkway
Gar
denState
Parkway
Sandy Hook
Bay
VanWyckExpressway
Long Island Expressway
Brooklyn -
QueensExpre
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PennsylvaniaAvenue
EastRiver
HudsonRiver
Newark
Bay
Navesink River
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35. a couple observations

36. up next for NPS mobile
cartography

37. thanks!
@jccartography
jake_coolidge@partner.nps.gov