Western Washington University CoursesText Box: Map Reading and Analysis EGEO 351 Winter 2007

Text Box: Syllabus:                  Winter 2007 Syllabus   Schedule Changes:  USE CLASS TIME ON FRIDAY MARCH 9TH FOR WORKING ON MODULE 5.  THERE WILL BE NO CLASS MEETING. The Final is Monday March 19, 2007 from 10:30-12:30.      Alternative Readings:   Week 1 Basic Cartographic Skill Geographer's Craft - Cartographic Communication - Chapters 1-4 Week 2 Latitude and Longitude Hammonds Atlas Week 3 Color, Symbols and Text Color Use Guidelines Week 4 Projections, Coordinate Systems and Datums Geographer's Craft - Map Projections Geodesy, Cartography and Map Reading Week 5  none   Week 6  What Maps represent and How maps Lie What do maps represent How Maps Lie Route of the Problem: Bad online maps The Power of Maps Week 7  Topographic Maps Creating Topographic Profiles GeoSTAC Introduction to Topo Maps USGS Topographic Map Symbols Week 8  Quantitative and Qualitative Map Issues Mapping Quantitative Data Week 9  GIS, Computer Aided Cartography and GPS GIS Introduction GPS Introduction   Week 10  Remote Sensing and Digital Map Applications  Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing         Handouts and Projects                                                         Due:             Map Project February 26, 2007         Modules:                                                                          Due:              Module 1  January 19, 2007 Module 2  January 31, 2007 Module 3  February 12, 2007 Module 4  March 5, 2007 Module 5  March 16, 2007 BY NOON!                                                                  Power Point Presentation:   Introduction to Maps  How maps lie Cartographic Design (Lara's)  Maps as cultural and physical Features Colors and Symbols (Lara's)  Topographic Maps (included in previous lecture) Cartographic Design (Jay's) Quantitative and Qualitative Map issues  Colors and Symbols (Jay's)  GIS and GPS Projections  Remote Sensing and Digital Mapping Coordinate Systems and Datums                                    

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