'Map projections' presentation slideshows

Baseball Challenge!

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Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)

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Map Projections and Coordinate Systems

Map Projections and Coordinate Systems. Gerry Daumiller Montana State Library Natural Resource Information System. Map Projections. Why are they important?.

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Models of Earth

Models of Earth. Globes are 3-Dimensional Models of the Earth. Types of Maps. 1. Political Shows political (national and state) boundaries (like a globe). Types of Maps. 1. Political 2. Road Shows interstate system, highways, and smaller roads , depending on the map

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Introduction to ArcGIS

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Projections

Projections. Review. The Earth is a complex shape called a geoid Ellipsoids are models that approximate the shape of the Earth Ellipsoids are used in place of the geoid because they are much simpler mathematically Datums link the geoid (real shape) to the ellipsoid (modeled shape).

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Maps as Models of the Earth

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Map Projections

Map Projections. An important consideration in mapping our world. Issues and Limitations. Map projections are attempts to portray the surface of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface. Some distortions of different types always result from this process.

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Class 3a: The Round Earth, or Map Projections and Climate Basics

Class 3a: The Round Earth, or Map Projections and Climate Basics. How hot is it?. What determines temperature? Insolation ( in coming so lar radi ation ) Cloud cover Altitude Water vapor in the air Land or water Air movement (wind). Insolation.

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Choosing a Spatial Reference for the Gulf of Mexico

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NOAA Air Quality Forecast Modeling Program

NOAA Air Quality Forecast Modeling Program. Ken Schere NOAA-Air Resources Laboratory U.S. EPA-Atmospheric Modeling Division Research Triangle Park, NC U.S. EPA/AWMA 2003 National Air Quality Conference San Antonio, TX February 4, 2003. OVERVIEW. Motivation

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The study of the earth and its variety.

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The Digital Earth Idea

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EMR21 Lab 3

EMR21 Lab 3. October 2 - 4. Objectives: Download GIS data from the web Manipulate the data in ArcGIS, export to AI format Design in Adobe Illustrator. End of lecture 1. Map projections: Taking a 3d object and modeling it in 2 dimensions. A common analogy: peeling an orange.

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TYPES OF MAPS

TYPES OF MAPS. Physical Maps show the physical (natural) features of a map Ex. Elevation Mountains Rivers Deserts Etc. TYPES OF MAPS. Political Maps Show the political (man-made) features of a map Ex. Countries Cities Capitals Etc. SPECIAL PURPOSE (THEMATIC) MAPS.

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Intro. To GIS Pre-lab 2 February 11 th , 2012

Intro. To GIS Pre-lab 2 February 11 th , 2012. Geographic Coordinates. Geographic coordinates are the earth's latitude and longitude system, ranging from 90 degrees south to 90 degrees north in latitude and 180 degrees west to 180 degrees east in longitude.

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Latitude and Longitude Basics World Geography

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Earth Model

Earth Model. Day 2: Latitude and Longitude. Meridians and Longitude. No Degrees Meridian With Degrees Longitude. Parallels and Latitude. No Degrees. Angle from center of Earth. Hemispheres. Map Projections.

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