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' GEOG 150 Week 4
Class:: GEOG150
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Exploring GIS: Designing maps - YouTube
0:59 Maps ?
- Primary output of GIS analysis
- Scaled represenation/model of the earth, portrayed through features on a flat medium
- Form of representation depends on goals and user
- Topographic and thematic maps are more common maps
- Human interpretations (Maker of earth, reader of map) can alter the meaning
Map features
Scale (types) ?
- Fractional (numerical expression, 1:1000)
- Verbal scale (written description, 1 cm to 1 km)
- Graphic scale (bar on map)
- Scales of relevance eliminate visual complexity
Types of generalization ?
- Classification (turning points into clusters)
- Simplification
- Exaggeration
- Symbolization
- Induction
3:34 Designing a map includes (increasing level of map detail) ?
- Target audience
- Map components
- Lettering of maps
- Arranging features
TED - Making Sense of Maps
4:37 Remembering our personal, cognitive maps
- Simplifying areas into straight lines
- Remembering iconic qualities in between points
- Drawing directions to someone is not the same as the geographical map
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Created:: 2021-09-27 10:09