A forest is not just trees and bushes growing of their own accord; it is an entire world that must be managed, with changes monitored to ensure human economic activity remains in harmony with both legislation and natural processes. The person who updates the geospatial changes in a forest is a cartographer; however, they do not work alone – the work is carried out in close collaboration with forest rangers and other industry professionals. What the profession of a cartographer entails is revealed by Laura Vilsone, a cartographer in the Forest Resource Register Development and Maintenance Department of the State Forest Service. (...)