cartography

Moreover, Latinos are using smartphones for digital cartography much as Black people mapped freedom during the eras of slavery and Jim Crow.

Performing a feat of “human cartography” requires cutting-edge biology and computer science.

It requires a passion for cities, urban history and, perhaps, cartography; an affinity for architecture and urban design; a love of community; and a knack for numbers.

Leanne Abraham is a graphics editor at The Times with a focus on cartography and data visualization.

The Seattle-based cartography company turns 50 this year, providing proof as clear as the compass rose that the hard-copy map is not going the way of the phone book.