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Mapping Process
Be clear on the objective
Area of interest
Look for datasets -primary, secondary
Which method ?
Mapping - technical work
Dissemination
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1. Title
2. North Arrow
3. Scale
4. Legend
5. Marginal Information
Major elements of a Map
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1. In words (One cm = One km)
2. Representative fraction. (RF)
1:10,000 to Large Scale
1:50,000 Small Scale
0 40 8020 Meters
3. Linear scale - scaled ruler.
Map Scale Representation
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Legend represents the meaning
of the colors and symbols used in
a map.
Legend
M Police Station
Ward Boundary
ù Temple
School
ÆP Health Center
4 Campus
Major Road
Minor Road
River
Pond
Index Contour
Intermediate Contour
Cultivation
Forest
Settlement
4. Legend
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• A contour is a line
that joins points of
equal elevation
• Contour interval is
the vertical distance
between contour
lines
• See legend for
contour interval
Contour lines
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• Contour lines close together show
steep slopes
• Contour lines far apart show gentle
slopes
• Contour lines evenly spaced show
uniform slope
Contour Patterns…
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Rigid form of map where message is conveyed by
virtue of symbology.
Measurable but not interactive.
They are always projected.
Difficult to integrate with other data.
Maps in a digital media.
Interactive options according to
map objective.
Maps can be in both 2D and 3D format.
Easy integration with other data.
Analogue Maps Digital Maps
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Usually colored by
country or by state.
Political colors make it
easy to compare size,
shape, and location
1. Political Map
Information about the landscape, topography.
Ground features (buildings, forests, roads,
rivers etc.) represented as map objects.
2. Topographical Map
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