Style
For some reason we GISers (and, indeed, cartographers as a whole) have not developed one standard north arrow that everyone uses. Instead, there exist hundreds
of the things out there to choose from, in all manner of styles. And even with that,
GISers still sometimes get the idea that each company or department ought to develop
its own. It is almost like a logo in these cases. And to this I say, well, why not? It is
fairly easy to design one yourself and it will help further our cause to put a unique
stamp on our map.