Appropriately, there is a separate map for each province with parks highligted in green. As such, the maps do an excellent job of showing the geographic details such as highways, cities and airports in the provinces, but the information that one would expect for the parks is very sparse. This is an issue since the visitor is supposed to be able to obtain a list the facilities available in the parks. Due to this issue, the maps are much more useful as a provincial map rather than a park map. Further, the use of pink for areas surrounding the park is a bit confusing and a little hard on the eyes. Also, the legend's text for describing the symbols used on the map is too small, making it very difficult to read.
The following is a list of recommendations for improving the map's ability to display intended park details and to improve readability:
Park details should be displayed using additional drill down features that would facilitate the display of information about the parks such as available facilities.
The legend must absolutely be readable. Therefore, more space should be allocated for it and a large text size should be used.
Use a shade of brown for the areas surrounding the park. This color is associated with ground and would be easier on the eyes that the brighter pink that is currently used.
Include a title on the map that identifies the province.
These changes should give the user a better understanding of the parks themselves and improve the ability to understand the legend.
References
Park maps of British Columbia. http://www.esri.com/mapmuseum/mapbook_gallery/volume24/tourism2.html
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