Geography 222 The Power of Maps and GIS
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Last Update: 8/17/08
The online schedule is the real schedule in Geography 222. Please watch for updates to the course schedule (which I will also announce in class).
Readings for each week should be completed by the first meeting of that week (on Monday).
Lecture outlines, accessed by clicking on the lecture name in the schedule below, will be revised prior to lecture. Each lecture outline has the date of last revision at the top of the outline. Unless a Fall 2008 date is noted, the outline is not updated. I will do my best to finalize all revisions and updates to the lecture outlines a week before lecture.
Note on the lecture outlines and exams: students who take notes along with the lecture outlines, then rewrite their notes and the lecture outline materials do the best on exams. The lecture outlines are not a substitute for attending class or taking your own notes!
Readings Abbreviations:
- KW means readings Krygier and Wood Making Maps text.
- M means readings from Monmonier How to Lie with Maps text.
Week 1
Week 1 Readings: KW ch 1 (What is a Map?) & supplemental blog; M Forward, Introduction
Mon. August 25: Introduction to Course
Wed. August 27: Maps and Human Understanding
Fri. August 29: Maps and Human Understanding (cont.)
Week 2
Week 2 Readings: KW ch 2 (Why are you Making Your Map?); Download: Wood: LynchDebord
Mon. September 1: Mapping PsychoGeographies
- Assign: Exercise 1: Mapping Psychogeographies
Fri. September 5: No Meeting (work on Exercise 1)
Week 3
Week 3 Readings: M ch. 2 (Elements), Appendix, ch. 7 (Propaganda Maps)
Mon. September 8: No Meeting (work on Exercise 1)
Wed. September 10: Cartographic Maps
- Due: Exercise 1: Mapping PsychoGeographies
Week 4
Week 4 Readings: M ch. 5 (Maps that Advertise), ch. 6 (Development Maps), ch. 8 (Defence Maps), ch. 9 (Large Scale Maps). Additional readings to download: Muehrcke, Munby, and Borges (for Fri. September 26 discussion)
Mon. September 15: Finding 'Real' Maps
- Assign: Exercise 2: Finding 'Real' Maps
- Assign: Three additional readings for Exam I take home questions
Fri. September 19: A Cultural History of Maps (cont.)
Week 5
Week 5 Readings: KW ch. 4 (Map Making Tools); M ch. 12 (Multimedia)
Mon. September 22: Computers and Mapping
Wed. September 24: Computers and Mapping (cont.)
- Due: Exercise 2: Finding 'Real' Maps
- Assign: Exercise 3: Mapping & GIS Tools
Week 6
Week 6 Readings: KW ch. 3 (Mappable Data)
Mon. September 29: Exam I
Wed. October 1: Geographic Data
Fri. October 3: No Meeting (Critical Geography Conference)
Week 7
Week 7 Readings: KW ch. 5 (Geographic Framework)
Mon. October 6: Geographic Data (cont.)
Wed. October 8: Geographic Data (cont.)
- Due: Exercise 3: Mapping & GIS Tools
- Assign: Exercise 4: Geographic Information on the WWW
Week 8
Mon. October 13: Exercise 5: Map Projections
- Assign: Exercise 5: Map Projections
Fri. October 17: Fall Break
Week 9
Mon. October 20: The Peters Map Projection Controversy + handout topo maps
- Due: 6$ per topo for your topo map
Fri. October 24: Map Coordinate Systems (cont.)
- Due: Exercise 4: Geographic Information & 5: Map Projections
Week 10
Week 10 Readings: KW ch. 8 (Generalization & Classification), ch. 9 (Map Symbolization); M ch. 3 (Map Generalization), ch. 4 (Blunders)
Mon. October 27: Map Abstraction
Wed. October 29: Map Abstraction (cont.)
Fri. October 31: Map Abstraction (cont.)
- Assign: Classification Exercise
Week 11
Mon. November 3: Map Abstraction (cont.) and Review for Exam 2
- Due: Classification Exercise (answers here)
Fri. November 7: Census Atlas of Home
- Assign: Exercise 6: Census Atlas of Home
Week 12
Week 12 Readings: M ch. 10 (Census Maps)
Mon. November 10: Census Atlas of Home: Discussion of Progress
- Due: 3 (of 8) maps (maps only) for Exercise 6
Fri. November 14: Mapping Your Own Data
- Assign: Exercise 7: Mapping Your Own Data
- Due: Working groups & potential topic brainstorming
Week 13
Mon. November 17: Mapping Your Own Data: Working Session
- Due: Present potential topics
- Due: One Page Description of Project & Data You Will Map
- Assign: Different Maps of Home: Final Take Home Exam
Week 14
Mon. November 24: Thanksgiving Break
Wed. November 26: Thanksgiving Break
Fri. November 28: Thanksgiving Break
Week 15
Mon. December 1: Class discussion of Exercise 6 (part of Ex. 6 grade)
- Due: Exercise 6: Census Maps of Home
Fri. December 5: Tara Bennett: Delaware County GIS Program
Week 16
Mon. December 8: Mapping Your Own Data: Working Session
Wed. December 10: Class Demo & Discussion of Exercise 7 (part of Ex. 7 grade)
- Due: Exercise 7: Mapping Your Own Data
Week 17: Finals Week
- Final Take-Home Exam Due: Tuesday December 16 at 11:46 am
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