This course provides an introduction to cartographic, computer mapping (geographical information systems) and remote sensing skills. This course teaches students how to construct and interpret cartographic representations and visualisations. Course topics will focus on the identification and selection of appropriate spatial data, and the ways that different types of spatial data may be used to depict geography. Themes include: history of cartography; map scale; projections; types of maps; map interpretation; map making; manipulating cartographic data; interpreting aerial photographs and satellite imagery; and remotely sensed data and geographic information systems.
- Instructor: Terence Day
- Instructor: Lyndre Diederichs