Map Work / Thea Schoeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schoeman, Thea, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartographic materials.

Digital mapping.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Aukland Park : UJ Press, [2024]

Summary:

Maps are part of daily life - from finding your way via Google Maps to monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals. Maps are frequently used to convey important information and relationships. In today's modern world, maps are more diverse and accessible than ever before and mapwork is becoming an important skill to function effectively in society.

Contents:

Intro

Chapter 1 The Size and Shape of the Earth, Maps, and Map Symbols

1. The size and shape of the earth

1.1 The earth as a sphere

1.2 The earth as an ellipsoid

1.3 The earth as a geoid

1.4 Cartographic use of the sphere, ellipsoid, and geoid

2. What is a map?

3. The purpose and functions of a map

4. Types and functions of different maps

4.1 Maps classified according to scale

4.2 Maps classified according to function

5. Map symbols

5.1 What is a map symbol?

5.2 Conventional and unconventional map symbols

5.3 Qualitative and quantitative map symbols

5.4 Point, line, and area symbols

5.5 Uniform and variable map symbols

5.6 South African map symbols

Chapter 2 Map Projections, Marginal Information, and Magnetic Declination

1. Map projections

1.1 Conformal mapping

1.2 Equal-area mapping

1.3 Equidistance mapping

1.4 Azimuthal mapping

1.5 Projection families

2. Marginal information

2.1 Series name

2.2 Geographical co-ordinates

2.3 Title of a map (sheet name or index)

2.4 Map scale

2.5 Source material and date of publication

2.6 Date of printing, publisher, and copyright

2.7 Cadastral information

2.8 Declination diagram

2.9 Projection and datum

2.10 Contour interval and height above sea level

3. True north, magnetic north, and magnetic declination

3.1 What is true north?

3.2 What is magnetic north?

3.3 Magnetic declination

3.4 Calculating magnetic declination (MD)

Chapter 3 Geographical Co-ordinates, Absolute and Relative Location

1. Geographical co-ordinates

1.1 What is a line of latitude?

1.2 What is a line of longitude?

1.3 What is a geographical co-ordinate?

2. Absolute location

2.1 Calculating the absolute location of a feature

2.2 Calculating the feature located at a specific location.

3. Relative location: direction and bearing

3.1 Describing relative location in terms of compass directions

3.2 Describing relative location in terms of bearing

3.3 Measuring true bearing

3.4 Calculating magnetic bearing

Chapter 4 Map Scale, Distance, and Area

1. Scales of measurement

1.1 Nominal scale

1.2 Ordinal scale

1.3 Interval scale

1.4 Ratio scale

2. Map scale

2.1 Types of scale

2.2 Changing map scale

3. Conversion of one type of scale to another

3.1 Converting from a word scale to a ratio scale

3.2 Converting from a ratio scale to a word scale

4. Calculating distance on a map

5. Calculating area on a map

Chapter 5 Relief And Contour Lines

1. What is relief?

2. Representation of relief

2.1 Qualitative representation

2.2 Quantitative representation

3. Contours

3.1 Contour types

3.2 Characteristics

4. Gradient

Chapter 6 Slopes, Landforms, and Cross-Sections

1. Slopes

2. Landforms indicated by contours

2.1 Hill

2.2 Butte

2.3 Mesa

2.4 Valley and spur

2.5 Waterfall

2.6 Saddle or neck

2.7 Pass

2.8 Poort or gap

2.9 Cuesta

2.10 Escarpment

2.11 Slope elements

2.12 Watershed

2.13 Stages of a river

2.14 Coastal features

3. Cross-section

3.1 Constructing a cross-section

3.2 Vertical exaggeration

4. Intervisibility

Chapter 7 Long Profile, Drainage Patterns, and Stream Order

1. Long profile

2. Drainage pattern

2.1 Dendritic

2.2 Rectangular

2.3 Trellis

2.4 Radial

2.5 Parallel

2.6 Deranged

3. Direction of flow

4. Drainage density

5. Stream order

Chapter 8 Remote Sensing

1. Introduction

2. What is remote sensing?

3. Aerial photography as a type of remote sensing

4. How is remote sensing done?

4.1 Vertical aerial photography

4.2 Satellite imagery.

4.3 Remote-controlled model aircraft

4.4 LiDAR

5. Types of aerial photographs

5.1 Horizontal (terrestrial) photographs

5.2 Oblique aerial photographs

5.3 Vertical aerial photographs

5.4 Orthophoto maps

6. Calculation of the height of the plane above the ground

7. Calculating the scale of an aerial photograph

8. Identifying features on an orthophoto map

8.1 Colour and shade of colour

8.2 Shape

8.3 Size

8.4 Location

8.5 Associated features

8.6 Texture

8.7 Shadows and orientation

8.8 Patterns

Chapter 9 Map and Orthophoto Interpretation

1. Climate

1.1 Katabatic and anabatic winds

1.2 Land and sea breezes

1.3 Precipitation

1.4 Orographic rainfall

1.5 Temperature

1.6 Wind

2. Hydrology

2.1 Surface water

2.2 Groundwater

3. Slopes and slope aspect

4. Urban settlements

4.1 Factors that determine the site of an urban settlement

4.2 Classification according to function

4.3 Apartheid's influence on settlement

4.4 Street patterns

4.5 Land-use zones

4.6 Advantages and disadvantages of urban settlements

5. Rural settlements

5.1 Factors that determine the site of a rural settlement

5.2 Rural settlement patterns

6. Economic sectors

6.1 Primary

6.2 Secondary

6.3 Tertiary

6.4 Quaternary

7. Agriculture

7.1 Scale of farming

7.2 Subsistence and commercial farming

7.3 Types of commercial farming

7.4 Factors that influence farming

8. Mining

8.1 Surface

8.2 Underground

8.3 Impacts of mining

9. To note

Chapter 10 Geographical Information Systems

1. What is GIS?

2. Spatial and attribute data

3. Components

4. Data

4.1 Primary and secondary data

4.2 Data sources

4.3 Remote sensing

5. Data input

6. Data standards

7. Database and data security

8. Raster and vector data models.

8.1 Raster

8.2 Vector

8.3 Raster vs vector

9. Analyses

9.1 Measurements

9.2 Buffering

9.3 Map overlay

References.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781776489138

OCLC:

1446125215