PL431B
/ PL531B - Map
Analysis and Site Planning
Virtual Textboo
Developed by: Alan Lew and Ruihong HuangInstructor: Ruihong Huang
E-mail to: Ruihong.Huang@nau.edu
Department of Geography and Public
Planning
Northern Arizona University
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Chapter 1 - Definitions
A
Glossary of Land Surveying/GIS and Related Terms
- from the Australian Survey
and Land Information Group of the Australian government
Definition
of Land Surveying
- from the Engineering program at Purdue University
Geomatics
- from Online Resources
for Land Surveying and Geomatics, compiled by Maynard H. Riley
Basic
Elements of Map Composition
- Section 4 from Cartographic
Communication - a virtual textbook by Kenneth E. Foot and Shannon Crum,
The
Geographer's Craft Project, Dept. of Geography, University of Texas at Austin.
Cartographic Design
- lecture overheads by Alan A. Lew, NAU
Computer Cartography
- lecture overheads by Alan A. Lew, NAU
Arizona State Cartographer's Office
Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office Glossary
Gallery of Map
Projections - Illinois State University
State Coordinate System - Designations
Universal
Glossary of Land Use Terms and Phrases
Chapter 2 - Mapping Standards
USGS
Map Scales
- US Geological Survey Fact Sheet - contains many maps which can take a while
to transfer -- you may want to turn off your "Auto Load Images" (under "Options"
on Netscape)
National
Map Accuracy Standards
- US Geological Survey Fact Sheet -- positional accuracy standards on USGS topo
maps
Planning Map Scales
- Dr. Lew's Map Scale Lecture Overheads - based on the PL431 Workbook
Chapter 3
Error,
Accuracy, and Precision
- by Kenneth J. Foote and Donald J. Huebner, The
Geographer's Craft Project, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Texas at Austin
Map Accuracy
and Coordinate Systems
- Dr. Lew's Lecture Overheads - the coordinates section is based in part on
the PL431 Workbook Chapter 6
Coordinate Precision
in Mapping and GIS: Why You Should Care
- by the Autodesk GIS Market Group Staff
Chapter 3-A - Coordinate Systems and Surveying
Tennessee
Land History,
Transferring
Land in the US,
Meets and
Bounds,
Locating
Deed Information,
Survey Terms
and Units (skim this),
Legal Terms
in Land Records (skim this),
- from: Land
Record Reference - Sponsored by Direct
Line Software, makers of DeedMapper mapping products for the PC.
Township
and Range System,
Metes
and Bounds
- from: Legal
Land Descriptions in the U.S. by Infobahn
Outfitters, Inc.
USPLS (Michigan): http://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/Survey.html
USPLS (Akron): http://www3.uakron.edu/geography/barrett/maps/lectures/uspls_files/frame.htm
Chapter 3-B - Other Materials
Coordinate
Systems Overview (worldwide) (skim this)
- by Peter H. Dana, The
Geographer's Craft Project, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Texas at Austin
State Plane Coordinate System Utilities - from NOAA - find a zone and conversions
The
Great Globe Gallery (skim this)
- an gallery of map projections by Zbigniew
Zwolinski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland (may take a while to download)
2-D Land Surveying
- Dr. Lew's Lecture Overheads from a class taught at the National University
of Singapore
City of Flagstaff Land Development Code
Chapter 4a - GPS
1 -
GPS
Lecture Outline
- by Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University
2 - The
Geographer's Craft: GPS - Table of Contents - Univ. of Colorado
- by Peter H. Dana
3 - GeoWeb
GPS and GIS/RS Discussion Forums
- these are WWW-based discussion areas, not Usenet newsgroups
4 - GPS
Primer - The Aerospace Corporation
- a very basic overview
5 - About.com's
Geography GPS information
Chapter 4b - GPS Miscellany
-
Map Projections
- Dr. Lew's Lecture Overheads from a class taught at the National University
of Singapore - these are text notes only, there are no graphics, yet
- Earth
Viewer
- see the world from a GPS satellite - almost live, also see Topo, Weather,
and Clouds from the Sun or Moon
- Current
GPS Satellite Status
- US Naval Observatory
- GPS
Satellite Constellation Predictor
- US Naval Warfare Center
- NAU
- Colorado Plateau Studies Center/National Biological Survey Trimble Base State
GPS Files
- to download Trimble Base Station files for Differential Corrections in Northern
Arizona
- NAU Campus map in AutoCAD .DWG format - (size: > 1mb) - right click and select "Save Link As..." in Netscape to save to your PC.
Chapter 5 - Mapping/GIS Project and Applications: Pulling it all together
GIS Project Planning - by Kenneth Foote and Shannon Crum, Univ. of Texas at Austin
Mapping and GIS Solutions For Municipal Government - by the Autodesk GIS Market Group Staff
Other Related Readings
- GIS and the Geographer's Craft - an online textbook of material by Kenneth Foote and company at the Univ. of Texas at Austin
- Landscape Architecture Virtual Library - Software section - Links to many GIS/Mapping companies - AND on-line and downloadable TUTORIALS
- Maps Online: Try these websites: Dr. Lew's Blank Maps and Atlases for GGR346-United States, About.com's Map Links
- NEWSGROUPS - these are Internet discussion groups. Simply click on the group to open your newsgroup reader and see the latest topics being discussed.
AutoCAD Newsgroups:
GIS Newsgroups:
GPS and Surveying Newsgroups:
Disciplinary Newsgroups:
AAG
Microcomputer Specialty Group - has shareware, software reviews and links
of interest to geographers who practice their craft on computers
Acknowledgment: Thanks to all those who have provided the homepage websites that have made this virtual textbook possible.