About Axis Maps
Axis Maps is custom cartography for the digital age. We are recognized experts in both the traditions of cartography and the innovations of interactive media receiving numerous national awards for our work over the past 10 years. Our strong foundation in the principles of design, our experiences working with a wide range of clients, and our insights from the latest cartographic research and usability testing allows us to build custom mapping products of the highest quality.
David Heyman
David Heyman is a founder and Managing Director of Axis Maps. He has a BA from Middlebury College and worked as a GIS analyst for cities from rural Vermont to New York City before coming to Madison where he earned his MS at the University of Wisconsin in Cartography. Although a trained cartographer, he now spends his time running the day-to-day operations of Axis Maps, from strategic planning to managing individual projects, working with clients to coordinate Axis Maps' work.
Ben Sheesley, Ph.D.
Ben is a founder of Axis Maps. With a PhD and MS from the University of Wisconsin, and a BS from Wheaton College, Ben is an award-winning designer and is the creative mind behind the graphic identity of many of our projects. Ben has made significant contributions in the mapping sciences shaping how we think about everything from the history of cartography to 3D immersive maps. Ben seamlessly bridges the academic and professional world to create elegant and intuitive maps.
Andy Woodruff
Having received a BA from Ohio Wesleyan and an MS in Cartography from the University of Wisconsin, Andy was a driving force behind many projects at the UW Cartography Lab, translating great ideas into great code. Andy has designed and built many award-winning interactive maps, and with his off-kilter take on static and interactive cartography explores some unusual aesthetic qualities of maps.
