Mappers Blog: The first week is the most difficult

fig.1. The new map Svartvikskogen after week 1

This week I started with a new map project, Svartvikskogen for OK Södertörn. Pretty demanding.

1) My first map professional map from scratch in Sweden (new terrain-type)
2) The terrain is  undistinct and rather flat (permanent form line-temptation)
3) Two base maps, one provided by the laser, one by Vidas Armalis ("Mr. Södertörn-terrain", Map from 2002) and the two could not more different. ("laser precision bites old school generalisation" )
4) With around 6km2 pretty long way to go.

It is always like this. You got to find a language for just this terrain. You got to get into the flow and take it step by step. To know that does not make it easier.