The 2010 Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) System Map was honored at the annual TNGIC East Tennessee Regional GIS Conference. The map, produced by MPC GIS Specialist Ryan Justice, received first place for category of Best Cartographic Presentation.  The map portion of KAT’s System Map brochure features a view of each of KAT’s 25 fixed routes set on basemap data from the KGIS database.  It also included the use of an innovative hillshading technique pioneered by National Park Service Cartographers that creates photo realistic terrain features.

 

A unique public-private partnership was formed to produce KAT’s system map.  Knoxville-based Hornsby Brand Design, which was responsible for KAT’s rebranding that accompanied the opening of the new Knoxville Station Transit Center, created the graphic portions of the brochure.  Hornsby also provided parameters relating to size, fonts and colors which MPC staff incorporated into the final map design.

 

The system map, along with 25 fixed route service pamphlets also produced by MPC, can be viewed via KAT’s website at www.katbus.com.

 

Congratulation to Ryan!