GEOG 6040 - Cartography Fundamentals and Applications

Meets with GEOG 3040. Graduate students should enroll in GEOG 6040 and will be held to higher standards and/or more work. Fundamental principles of cartography including perception, visualization, topographic and thematic map interpretation, field mapping techniques (including GPS), and creating computer-based maps in weekly labs. Principles include direction, scale, grids, projections, and spatial transformations, spatial data analysis, data manipulation decisions, color theory and application, and principles of cartographic design and critical evaluation.