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Makram Murad-al-shaikh M.S. Cartography GIS and cartography instructor – Educational Services

Map. Teaching Cartography Using Map Critique Exercises ********** A proposed Model for a GIS Cartography Course. By. Makram Murad-al-shaikh M.S. Cartography GIS and cartography instructor – Educational Services Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) - USA.

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Makram Murad-al-shaikh M.S. Cartography GIS and cartography instructor – Educational Services

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  1. Map Teaching Cartography Using Map Critique Exercises **********A proposed Model for a GIS Cartography Course By Makram Murad-al-shaikh M.S. Cartography GIS and cartography instructor – Educational Services Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) - USA ICC2009 Chile - November 2009

  2. Outline • Traditional cartography vs GIS cartography • Pitfalls by GIS analysts’ maps • Proposing the model for a GIS cartography course

  3. Traditional cartography vs GIS cartography • Cartographic excellence vs practicality • Time constraints / speed • Disclaimer • ArcGIS software has the proper tools for creating professional maps of the highest cartographic standards • Given the time and the type of organization using the software

  4. Some popular cartographic pitfalls And why a GIS cartography course?

  5. Examples Why the need for GIS cartography courses? • GIS software users might • Lack formal cartography training • Lack basic communication graphic skills • Take software defaults as correct cartographic research findings • Unnecessarily add / enlarge map elements

  6. 700 0 700 1400 m A block in a city ? Easy to visually subdivide? 0 1m Accepting defaults! Population density map N N North is not true everywhere! Are these necessary ? Selective cartographic problems Wrong projection

  7. The proposed model

  8. A typical GIS cartography course content • Why GIS cartography? • Map data accuracy and scale issues • Cartographic design and the communication channel • Projections • Symbology and color in cartography • Generalization • Statistical mapping • Name placement • Map critique

  9. Map Map Map Proposed model Lectures Qualitativesymbology Layout andvisual balance Quantitativesymbology Concepts Nameplacement Preliminaries 1a 1b 4 2a 2b 3a 3b 3c Stu Stu Stu Stu Critique Inst Inst Inst Inst Inst Inst Experience Almost None None Some Improved Achieved Exercises Stu = Student Inst = Instructor

  10. Sample maps – students create 2a

  11. Sample maps – students create 3a 3b

  12. Sample maps – students create 4

  13. Evaluation Lectures • Mid term written exam – 150 points • Final written exam – 300 points • 50% graphics questions Labs • Weekly assignments – 20 points each • Mid term exam – 40 points • Final critique exam – 100 points Final grade • Pass/Fail or a letter grade

  14. Questions?

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