GEOG205: GIS and Cartography Course Objectives, Topics, and Assignments, Slides of Geology

Download GEOG205: GIS and Cartography Course Objectives, Topics, and Assignments and more Slides Geology in PDF only on Docsity! GEOG205: Course Objectives ® To gain a basic background in mapping and GIS and become graphically (& computer) literate ® To gain confidence in drawing maps for your self, colleagues, small business, etc. * To understand digital spatial data & its management and manipulation. F aa " b 3 a ATW Access Only Beach Fossils Huckleberry Patch Lookout Tower Recreation Campsite Spawning Channel wae Water Falls = Gravel Bar oocero tions students ask about GEOG205 Docsity.com Course Evaluation COURSE EVALUATION # x % % due dates Lab Assignments: 3 x 10% each 30% 3 assignments due at end of week for labs 5 (Feb 8), 8 (March 8) and 10 (March 22) Lab Map project: 1 X 20% 20% due April 5 outline Lecture Exams: 2 x 20% each 40% due Feb 13 and Apr 10 (non-cumulative) Web page assignment: 1 X 10% 10% due Mar 1 100% Docsity.com Geomatics Cartography Geographic Information Systems Global Positioning Systems Surveying Specialized software – ESRI, Google, etc. Remote sensing – aerial photography, satellites and sensors Docsity.com Early mapping technology Docsity.com Example of excellent manual cartography Tu Ra —-K fe | Docsity.com ESRI Canada 2010 mapbook: April Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks Docsity.com ESRI Canada mapbook 2010 August The Upper Fraser: A Picture of Our Region Docsity.com Computers and the internet have ‘democratised’ cartography ‘anyone’ can make maps -using GIS or graphic / free software -they range from really good to really bad Don’t be fooled by ‘clean’ digital mapping After this course, you will know more than most people about making and viewing effective maps GEOG205: using GIS to make maps GEOG300: using GIS to analyse map (physical) data GEOG204: using GIS to analyse social science data Docsity.com