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Assignments
A handful of small math assignments on projection
Two short written descriptions of a map or set of maps (2-4 pages each)
A historical analysis of a maps (5-8 pages)
Creation of a shapefile for the Marlboro GIS
A final mapping project - open ended and can use many methods
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Sep 6 - Intro to QGIS
Choose Shapefile Assignment
10 - Why are Maps So Darn Cool?
Monmonier reading; Borges reading; Choose a map book on reserve
In class we will also try drawing maps
12 - Intro to GIS Shapefile Making
13 - Friday - Short description of a map due
17 - Projection - what the heck?!?
19 - Plumb Lines and Surveying
24 - Trigonometry (Why Gauss is Awesome...)
26 - GPS Input to GIS
Oct 1 - Intro to the Early History of Maps
readings from the Chicago History of Cartography (see resources or assignments)
3 - Workday for the Shape Files - bring your computer/gpx/questions to class
7 - Monday - Shapefiles Due for class map of Marlboro
8 - Varieties of Maps - thematic map design
10 - QGIS - Creating layers and connecting data
15 - Medieval Map Making - choose a territory from the Chicago collection - Islam, China, Medieval Europe, etc.
17 - Project Proposals and presentations of final ideas and Open Work Day if there's time
18 - Friday - Description of Final Projects
22 - Hendricks Days
24 - Getting New GIS Data and Future Class Planning
29 - Data Visualization
31 - Make some maps using US Census data
Nov 5 - Option Day 1
7 - Open Project Work Day
12 - History and Practice of Navigation
14 - Using a Sextant
15 - Friday - Description of a Historical Map due
19 - Option Day 2
21 - Open Project Work Day
26 - Option Day 3
28 - Thanksgiving
Dec 3 - Option Day 4
5 - Final Project Work Day
6 - Friday - Map History Essay due (5-8 pages, see assignment)
10 - Wrap-up and Evaluations
12-13 - Reading Days
16 - Final Project Showcase in Dining Hall
18 - ALL WORK DUE
