Principles of Cartography (Geog 2003):Credit Hours: 3
How to contact the instructor:
Instructor: Dr. M. M. Yagoub
Tel: (971)-3-7064-685 (O)
Tel: (971)-3-7612-316 (H)
Mobile: 050-5438788
Fax: (971)-3-7671-706
E-mail: myagoub@uaeu.ac.ae
E-mail: myagoub@hotmail.com
URL : https://www.angelfire.com/mo/yagoub
Course description
This course provides an introduction to the history of cartography and the new automated mapping techniques. Topics include a brief introduction to basic
cartographic principles such as maps scales, coordinate systems, map
projections, raster and vector data structures, data sources and accuracy,
cartographic design (graphic communication, scale, color, typography and
lettering the map), and statistical surfaces (dot map, profiles, choroplethic
mapping, land-surface form, contours).
Overview of coordinate systems provides a brief description of local and global
systems for use in precise positioning, navigation, and geographic information
systems for the location of points in space. While Map projections portray the
surface of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface
The course also include a laboratory portion which provide students with
hands-on ArcView. The objective from using this system is to trained students on
the basic cartographic skills such as map design and graphic communication and
statistical surfaces analysis (contours, ArcView 3D analyst). A visit to Al Ain
Municipality, Town Planning Department will be arranged. The objective from the
visit is to expose the students to a real map production process from field
survey to hardcopy production.
Objectives
1. To develop an understanding of cartography (earth-map relationship, map
design, sources of data)
2. To expose the students to the integration of computers, automated
surveying, remote sensing, GPS, and GIS for the cartographic process
Teaching Methodology
1. Lecture
2. Tutorial
3. Internet search
4. Exercise/computer hands-on
Assessment
Final Exam: 40%
Mid Term Exam: 25%
Quiz 10%
Course work (Lab): 20%
Computer presentation: 5%
Total 100%
Topics
Week 1 :Introduction (definition; history)
Week 2 :Need for maps (purpose, characteristics, map making, types)
Week 3: Earth-map relationship (ellipsoid, geoid, coordinate systems)
Week 4: Map projections (objectives, distortions, types, selection,
software)
Week 5: Scale (types, selection and generalization
principles-classification, simplification, exaggeration)
Week 6: Source of data (Automated Surveying, Remote Sensing, GPS)
Week 7: Visit to Al Ain Municipality, Town Planning Department
Week 8: Data models for digital cartography (vector and raster structures)
Week 9: Data Measurement and statistical processing (nominal, regression,
correlation, Census and Sampling - spatial sampling types, size of sample)
Week10: GIS (hardware, software, data, people, methods)
Week11: Cartographic Design (graphic communication, purpose, scale, color,
typography and lettering the map)
Week12: Statistical surfaces (dot map, profiles, choroplethic mapping,
land-surface form, contours)
Week13:Revision
Week14: Final Exam
Lab Topics
Lab1: Introduction to ArcView
1. Options in ArcView for input, analyzing, and distribution of data
2. Definition and step by step coverage of ArcView main five documents:
View, Table, Chart, Layout, and Script
3. Assignment: Data entry, editing, adding themes, tables, creating
charts, layout and writing script
4. Exercise (Explore functions e.g. zoom, query, tables, charts, layout)
Lab2: Product generation (map design and graphic communication)
1. Cartographic elements
Using symbols
Scaling
4. Key legend
Creating a map for display
Hardcopy: printing and plotting
Exercise (Plotting maps with different scales and legends)
Lab3: Introduction to ArcView 3D analyst (Statistical surfaces, contours)
Create and modify surface models
Triangulated irregular networks (TINs)
Create 3D shapefile themes
Simple editing of TINs
Planimetric display of surfaces
Performing tasks related to surface analysis and display
Interactive perspective viewing
Exercise (Generate a contour map from spot heights)
References
1. Anson, R. W., 1996. Basic Cartography for Students and Technician.
Butterwork.
2. Clarke, K. C., 1990. Analytical and Computer Cartography, Prentice Hall,
New York.
3. ESRI, 1995. ArcView users guide. Environmental Systems Research
Institute, Inc., California, Redlands, USA.
4. ESRI, 1998. ArcView GIS: The geographic information system for everyone.
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., California, Redlands, USA.
5. Maling, D.H. ,1992. Co-ordinate Systems and Map Projections, 2nd Ed.
Pergamon Press. Oxford.
6. Robinson, A. H., J. L. Morrison, P.C. Muehrcke, A.J. Kimerling and S.C.
Guptill 1995. Elements of cartography. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA. Text Book
7. Tomlin, C. D. (1990). Geographic information systems and cartographic
modeling. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, USA.
