Maps and Mapping
Maps and Mapping
If you have not used maps extensively, I recommend you consult one of the following books:
- Thompson, M.. 1987. Maps for America Reston, VA:
U.S.
Geological
Survey.
- Campbell, John. 1991. Map Use and Analysis.
Dubuque,
IA:
Wm. C. Brown Publishers.
- Muehrcke, P.C. 1998. Map Use: Reading, Analysis and
Interpretation
(Fourth edition). Madison, WI: JR Publications.
There is also a great
deal
of helpful information on the Internet. For a good review
of concepts of map scale, click here.
Click
here for an on-line guide to symbols found
on USGS maps.
For information on map
coordinate
systems and other means of georeferencing, see the Geographer's
Craft web site.
For a good primer
on map projections, click here or see the USGS
projections site
here. Other useful sites are:
The Global Positioning System (GPS)
A
good basic introduction to GPS is the Trimble
GPS tutorial. The Geographer's
Craft Project also provides a good overview of GPS.
To explore GPS
further, consult Sam
Wormley's GPS links .
GIS: Basic Concepts and On-Line Tutorials
An excellent introduction to GIS is the GIS.com home page. Other good starting points for learning about GIS are:
Glossaries of GIS Terminology and Acronyms
Books and Periodicals
Professional Organizations (check these sites for
information
on publications and conferences)