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Introduction to Cartography Lecture Schedule, Fall 2012

Date	Topic All labs meet in AS 003	Readings (in Slocum)
Aug. 28	Thematic maps and visualization	Ch. 1
30	History of cartography	Ch. 2, BBC article on Harrison Longitude Clock H4
Sept. 4	History (cont.)
6	Lab 1: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator (due 9/20)
11	Geodesy and spherical coordinates	Ch. 7, 8
13	Geodesy and spherical coordinates (cont.)
18	NO CLASS
20	Lab 2: Intro to drafting (due TBA)	Ch. 8
25	Map projection
27
Oct. 2	Lab 2.5: Projection in ArcMap (due 10/9)
4	Lab 3: Drafting coordinate system grids (TBA)
9	Projected coordinate systems
11
16
18	MIDTERM	Sample Questions
23	Surveying and position finding	Trimble GPS Tutorial
25	KML Lab 3: Using KML (due 11/6)
30	Typography and lettering	Ch. 11, Adobe Type Tutorial
Nov. 1	Color specification and hardware	Ch. 10
6	Generalization	Ch. 6
8
13	Classification	Ch. 4
15	Lab 5: Classification  (due 11/29)
20	Basic spatial statistics
22	NO CLASS
27	Graphic design	Ch. 3
29	Isarithmic mapping and DEMs	Automating Pen and Ink Style Landscape Illustration
Dec. 4	Perspective mapping
6	Remotely-sensed data processing
11	Graphic arts and computer production techniques	Ch. 12
Monday Dec 17 10:30am – 12:30pm	FINAL EXAM, 10:30-12:30

 Background image is from A.K. Lobeck (1939), Geomorphology, McGraw-Hill Book Co.