CARTOGRAPHY
AND GRAPHICS
Geography 4050/5050 - Fall, 2007. Lecture and Laboratory Schedule
DATE TOPICS
August
29 Lec. Introduction; history of cartography.
5 Lec. Map projections.
Lab. 1. Map projections.
12 Lec. Grid systems, positioning.
Lab. 2. Latitude and longitude, UTM grid, locations.
19 Lec. Scale, distance, areas.
Lab. 3. Distance, areas.
26 Lec. 1st theory midterm exam
Lab. 1st lab midterm exam
October
3 Lec. Elevation ‑ bringing in the third dimension.
Lab. 4. Contours, profiles and slopes.
10 Lec. Surveying by total station I.
Lab. 5.Total station mapping in the field.
17 Lec. Surveying by total station II.
Lab. 6. Total station mapping in the lab.
24 Lec. Surveying by GPS I.
Lab. 7. GPS mapping in the field.
31 Lec. 2nd theory exam.
Lab. 2nd lab exam.
November
7 Lec. Surveying by GPS II.
Lab. 8. GPS mapping in the lab.
14 Lec. Lec. Thematic mapping - mapping spatial data.
Lab. 9. Thematic maps.
21 Lec. Introduction to GIS 1.
Lab. 10. The MapInfo
Desktop Interface - Files, Tables, Layers
28 Lec. Introduction to GIS
2.
Lab. 11. Problem Solving with Spatial Analysis.
December
5 Lec. Review session. (****Projects due in class****)
Lab. Final lab exam (take-home).
10 FINAL THEORY EXAM Monday December 10th, 2.00 pm.
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