240411120 PRINCIPLES OF MAPS ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 240512120

The course deals with the basic concepts of maps including their basic elements and longitudes and latitudes and their projection into two-dimensional global and local coordinate systems (XY location coordinates). Students will learn various types of maps including contour maps, topographic maps, geologic maps, road maps, etc. Students will learnhow to create maps from scratch as well as from scanned pre-made maps and how to geo-reference such scans and how to use on screen digitizing to get map features. The practical portion of this class includes hands-on experience on using ArcGIS and/or any other appropriate GIS related software.