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| #e.21758 | Friday 8:30AM to
Saturday 5:30PM
November 30 - December 1,
2012 | CM | 16.00 |
Cartographic Design for Geographic Information Systems, Part 1Elkhorn Slough NERRSanta Cruz, CA This course will provide students with the knowledge and practical experience necessary to create simple cartographic representations of physical and social phenomena on the earth’s surface (maps). We will cover both theory and practical aspects of computer based cartography. We will use the ESRI ArcGIS suite (geographical information systems) as one of several cartographic tools, but we will not be learning specifically about the principals of GIS. Topics will include principles of map design, projections for cartography, data classification and symbolization, color in cartography, typography, and map finishing/publishing. This is a core course in our GIS curriculum.
Class format: approximately 50% lecture, 50% hands-on training via guided lab exercises completed individually on computers.
OBJECTIVES
1) Understand the basic concepts behind the creation of maps at different scales.
2) Understand the basic concepts behind the visual display of data on maps.
3) Understand the tenants of map legibility, design, and how to make a map readable.
4) Understand the representation of shape and color in digital design.
5) An introduction to the variety of output methods in digital cartography.
6) Understand standard tools and techniques for map creation in ESRI’s ArcGIS software.
Cartographic Design for Geographic Information Systems, Part 1 is a core course in our GIS curriculum and will be offered approximately once per year. To see how this course fits into the GIS curriculum, including other core and elective classes, please visit:
http://www.elkhornsloughctp.org/reference/subissue_detail.php?SUBISSUE_ID=51
Registration for the workshop is $500. Your registration will not be finalized until we receive payment for $500. We will email confirmation when payment has been received and finalize your registration. Payment can be either in the form of a check or credit card. Credit cards can be used through our website. Checks must be made payable to Elkhorn Slough Foundation and mailed to: Elkhorn Slough Foundation attn: Grey Hayes, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076.
Deadline for payment is 5 p.m. November 2nd, 2012. If we have not received your payment at that time, your place may be forfeit to someone on our waiting list. Cancellations prior to that date will receive a refund of payment minus a $50 processing fee. We reserve the right to cancel the workshop prior to November 7, 2012; in that event, we will give full refunds.
We do not allow registration 'trading,' even to persons within the same organization. Please let us know as soon as you know if you have registered and cannot attend as there is usually an extensive waiting list for our trainings and we use substantial funds to subsidize workshop expenses, helping to make them more affordable.
More Instructors: Tim Norris Tim Norris is a PhD Candidate in the Environmental Studies Department at UCSC. His research focuses on the interaction of local, national, and international interests in the governance of natural resources in the Cordillera Huayhuash of the central Peruvian Andes; particularly the differing visions of people working with the mines, people working as livestock managers, and the people working in the tourism industry. His methodology draws from human geography and agroecology with a strong emphasis on participatory research methods and the use of GIS. Prior to graduate studies Tim was a cartography consultant (made maps on demand) for over 15 years with clients such as the University of California University-Industry Cooperative Research Program, National Geographic Committee for Research and Exploration, several Conservation NGOs and several guide books and field guides (amongst others). (0 Ratings)
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