GEO324 Geographic Information Systems

Supplemental Materials by Subject.

I. Introduction                                                     Exercises

   What is GIS?                                                   Exercise 4: Simple Rasters

        Definition 1                                                 Exercise 7: Arc/Info Editing

        Definition 2

II. Characteristics of Maps

        Map Scale: Part 1 

        Map Scale: Part 2

        Map Scale: Part 3

        Map Scale: Part 4

        USGS Map Scale Examples

        Scale Calculator

III. Map Projections

      Geographic Datums and why the earth is NOT a sphere

      Map Projections - making the earth flat???

Course Notes:

        Clarke: Chapter 2

        Clarke: Chapter 4

        Clarke: Chapter 5

        Clarke: Chapter 6