Transcript title
Cartography
Credits
4
Grading mode
Standard letter grades
Total contact hours
60
Lecture hours
30
Lab hours
30
Course Description
Develops skills needed to produce maps with ArcGIS software. Outlines cartographic principles and map use. Emphasizes mapping techniques within a geographic information system (GIS). Intended for students enrolled in GIS or unmanned aerial systems programs.
Course learning outcomes
1. Apply color models to symbolize variations in polygon attribute values.
2. Design effective maps using traditional layout elements and effective design principles, such as visual hierarchy and visual balance.
3. Use elevation values and hill-shading techniques to display terrain data in three dimensions.
Content outline
• Introduction to cartographic software
• Map layouts
• Color and shading
• Symbology
• Mapping patterns with points, lines, and polygons
• Labeling and map design
• Multi-scale web maps
• Map projections, cartograms, and flow-line maps
• Terrain maps
• 3-D maps
Required materials
This course will require a textbook.
