GEOG216

Geographic information science overview. 5%

Latitude and longitude in DMS and decimal degrees; application problem solving. 7%

Applying expressions of scale focusing on the mathematics of scale, and the impact on maps and databases. 7%

Map projections. Conversion of the 3-D earth surface to a 2-D planar surface. 10%

Basic Map Components. Basic layout of elements that include previous content as well as introduce qualitative versus quantitative data and their graphic presentation on maps. 7%

Introduction to topographic maps. 5%

The United States Public Land Survey System (USPLAA). Focus on fractional division of parcels and area calculations. 7%

In depth application latitude and longitude and the geographic grid. 6%

Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) and State Plane Coordinate (SPC) systems. 7%

Measurement techniques. 7%

Calculation of elevation values as applied to physical (relief) surfaces. Slope calculation. 7%

Focus on GIS. 20%

Introduction to Global Positioning Systems (GPS). 5%