1. GEOG205: Course Objectives
Questions students ask about GEOG205: geog205 webpage

2. Course Evaluation COURSE EVALUATION # x % % due dates Lab Assignments:
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%

3. Lecture/Lab Topics **subject to change with notification**
DATES
TOPICS
LABS
7-11 Jan
Introduction to course , map basics, History of mapping
Lab 1: User account setup, Intro to the GIS Lab
14-18 Jan
Georeferencing, National Topographic System
Lab 2: Topographic Maps & Data
21-25 Jan
Aerial photography, Generalization
Lab 3: Data input and update
28 Jan - 1 Feb
Symbolization, lettering
Lab 4: Map symbolization
4-8 Feb
Ancillary information, Relief Depiction
Lab 5: Map output, assignment 1 (10%)
12-15 Feb
Mid-term exam (20%)
Lab 6: Relief depiction and DEMs
18-22 Feb
MID SEMESTER BREAK
25 Feb - 1 Mar
Digital Elevation Models, Digital map data Web page assignment (10%)
Lab 7: 3D visualisation
4-8 Mar
Thematic mapping: area data, points/lines
Lab 8: Thematic mapping, assignment 2 (10%)
11-15 Mar
Remote sensing and Satellite images
Lab 9: Satellite Images / Google Earth
18-22 Mar
Google Geo Tools, Digital mapping, Global Positioning system
Lab 10. Google Geo tools, assignment 3 (10%)
25-28 Mar
Map Projections and examples
Lab 11: map project - data assembly & map design
2-5 Apr
Software options for mapping
Lab 12: map project - complete map (20%)
8-12 Apr
Planetary mapping / Trends, Course Summary, exam 2 (20%)

4. Cartography and Geomatics
Cartography: the art, science and technology of making maps
Geomatics: an umbrella term for the mapping technologies

5. Geomatics Cartography Geographic Information Systems
Global Positioning Systems
Surveying
Specialized software – ESRI, Google, etc.
Remote sensing – aerial photography, satellites and sensors

6. Early mapping technology

7. Example of excellent manual cartography

8. The world’s worst map, 1978

10. ESRI Canada 2010 mapbook: April Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks

11. ESRI Canada mapbook 2010 August: http://www. esricanada
ESRI Canada mapbook 2010 August: The Upper Fraser: A Picture of Our Region

12. 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

13. Google Earth Outreach