INTRODUCTION TO CARTOGRAPHY

GEOG 572

Study of the map as a graphic communication, the technical and perceptual aspects of its organization, symbolic coding, color and lettering.

GEOG 575

Examines emerging topics related to the design of user interfaces for manipulating maps, focusing on new cartographic challenges in Interactive Cartography, Geographic Visualization, and Geovisual Analytics and drawing upon relevant insight in Human-Computer Interaction, Information Visualization, and Usability Engineering.

GEOG 578

Application and use of GIS techniques in physical and human geography. Includes an introduction to a generic framework of GIS applications, case studies, and student projects. Cases range from urban and regional geography, to marketing geography, and to physical and environmental geography.

GEOG 365

An introduction to the breadth and practice of Geography. Introduces geographic perspectives, theories, themes, and research design. Covers the history of the discipline, applied quantitative and qualitative methodologies used in geographic research, and a selection of subfields within the discipline.

GEOG 970

Surveys recent and classic works in cartography and geographic information science.