UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOGRAPHY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

Semester I - Paper IX - Cartography - II

Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

PAPER IX - CARTOGRAPHY - II (DESIGN AND MAPPING TECHNIQUES)

Unit I

Map Design and layout: components of map design - constraints in map design.

Unit II

Typography and lettering of the map; elements of typographic design - methods of lettering - geographical names and others.

Unit III

Map reproduction, printing and non-printing processes - limited copy methods - xerography - diffusion transfer - photographic print- single sensitized layer - multiple senitized layers - Interpol systems. Digital original - Hard copy - soft copy - methods for many copies.

Unit IV

Thematic and complex mapping problem; Atlas mapping, National Atlas of India - topographic mapping

Unit V

Remote Sensing - Definition - electromagnetic spectrum - sensors - processing of remote sensing data - development of aerial photographs - photo mosaic - photo maps - satellite imageries in cartography.

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