GEO-SCI 592M/352 Computer Mapping Spring 2020
Don Sluter
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Meeting times
and contacts
Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00PM
to 2:15PM Syllabus/Schedule link.
Lab Schedule link.
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Instructor
Office hours :
Don Sluter Morrill 2, Room 269,
545-2538, dsluter@geo.umass.edu
by appointment.
Home page
http://www.geo.umass.edu/courses/geo592M (this
page)
Accessibility
I will make every effort to
accommodate anyone who wants to take this course. If you have concerns about
this course because of a permanent or temporary disability, please contact me
or leave an anonymous note in my mailbox in the Geosciences common room
(Morrill 254).
Objectives
To learn cartography in a hands-on
project based setting.
Requirements
Attendance is mandatory. In this
class, there is no substitute for hands-on experience.
Exercises
There will be a number of exercises assigned and worked on in class. You should plan on spending no more than one or two hours a week outside class on these exercises.
Download the Exercises and data:
Left click on a link, leave the default option (Windows Explorer) in the dialogue box checked, click OK, and drag the folder to your desktop.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 5B RASTER
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9
Final
Orientation, Rules, and Conventions
Grading
Attendance 10%
Six In-class exercises 25%
Three Mapping projects 50%
Final Map 15%