9 Feb 7 color schemes 10 Feb 9 color specification 5. Feb 14 proportional point symbols , Ch. 3 due Fri., Mar 3, both labs Spring Break Spring Break 17 Mar 13 generalization 18 Mar 15 generalization 9. 20 Mar 22 choosing symbols 10. 25 Apr 10 editing 26 Apr 12 3-D symbols 13.
Mapping is crucial to exploring and understanding distributions of geographic phenomena.
It is also an important phase of many database-intensive analyses because a map is often the best way to visualize results and show them to others. Our emphasis in this course will be on designing and producing both thematic and reference maps that use symbols and visual hierarchies that allow the content of the map to be readily understood. Maps are often built from existing line work and images created by government mapping programs and from GIS databases and remote-sensing software. Therefore, most of your hands-on computer work this semester will involve digital information pulled from other analysis environments into the illustration environment to provide the design flexibility needed for excellence in cartographic production.