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#494 The Handcrafted Digital Map
GIS is powerful, but sometimes it can be like using a chainsaw to make a birdhouse. Chicago cartographer Dennis McClendon will look at how a composite approach—using the strengths of both GIS and Illustrator—can be the best way to produce good-looking and meaningful maps.
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March 2022 Community Feedback Session
Apr 29, 2022 by
Laurie Merrell
On March 15, 2022, Chi Hack Night held a hybrid community feedback session to assess how our community is feeling about the current phase of the pandemic and what people are looking for from Chi Hack Night in this moment.
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