CARTOGRAPHY (SUG 510)

Mr Abdul Rauf Abdul Rasam

Department of Surveying Science & Geomatics

Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying

COURSE INFORMATION
Credit Hour : 3 hours
Contact hour: 5 (Lecture 2h, Tutorial: 1h, Pract:2h)
Part: 3
Teaching Methodology
(Lecture, tutorial, presentation, lab-based practical)
Assessement
(Final Exam: 50%, Coursework: 50%)
-Lab/Presentation: 30%
-Tests: 10%
-Assignments:10%

COURSE OUTCOMES
Basic principles of cartographic methods
Map elements
Computer skills (e.g. digital map)
Current trends (geovisualization)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to Cartography/Thematic Map
(8hrs=4 weeks)
-Carto. communication & design, map
Digital Cartography (8hrs=4 weeks)
-Vs Traditional process, computerization/digital
Trends of Visualization (12 hrs=6 weeks)
-Electronic atlases & map, multimedia,

Practical
-Design & produce electronic/digital map (freehand,
Photoshop, Map Pubsliher etc)

SCEDULES

REFERENCES

Thematic cartography and Geographic Visualization, 2005. Slocum, Terry et al, Prentice Hall.

Web Mapping Illustrated, 2005. Tyler Mitchell,

Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users, 2005. Cynthia A. Brewer, ESRI Press.

Published by O'Reilly

How Maps Work: Representation, Visualization, and Design, 2004. Alan M. MacEachren,
Press.

Guilford

Maps and the internet, 2003. Michael P. Peterson, International Cartographic Association, Elsevier.
Cartography: Visualization of Spatial Data, 2003. Kraak, M.J. and F.J. Ormeling. Perarson Education
Limited, Essex, England. 2nd edition.
Web Cartography; Developments and Prospects.2001 Edited by M.J. Kraak and Allan Brown. London:
Taylor and Francis.
Multimedia Cartography 1999, Cartwright, W., M. Peterson, G. Gartner- editors. Berlin :Springer-Verlag
Elements of Cartography, 1996. 6th edition Arthur H. Robinson, Joel L. Morrison, Phillip C. Muehrcke, A.
Jon Kimerling, Stephen C.Guptill. New York: John Wiley & sons, Inc.
Peterson, Michael P. 1995. Interactive and Animated Cartography . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall