Module 2 - Why are you making your map? ...and Google Sketchup

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Provide an example of how intent shapes the design of a map
2. Describe the importance of knowing your audience prior to making your map
3. List several aspects of a map that could make it more pleasing or meaningful to people that are already considered experts in the field
4. List several aspects of a map that could make it more pleasing or meaningful to people that are considered novices in the field
5. Describe how the final medium your map will be delivered on influences overall build and design of map
6. List ‘best practices’ for developing maps that will be viewed on a computer monitor
7. List ‘best practices’ for developing maps that will be viewed through a projector
8. List ‘best practices’ for developing maps that will be viewed as a poster
9. Describe the different aspects of evaluating a map
10. Compare and contrast formative and impact evaluation
11. Critique/assess a map

TERMS TO KNOW

• design
• medium
• dpi
• point-type
• color value
• color hue
• formative evaluation
• documentation

READING ASSIGNMENT

1. Chapter 2 in your text
2. Lecture PowerPoint Supplement
3. Map Design - Dr. Douglas J. Dudycha, Department of Geography, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo

VIDEO TUTORIALS

Watch the following tutorials to begin familiarizing yourself with SketchUp. Watch the first 8 videos: Features Overview ==>Basic tutorial. NOTE: The first video is 15 minutes and then the following 7 are 2-3 minutes. A total of just over 30 minutes. Also, these videos are from SketchUp 5 and the current versionin SketchUp 6. This is not a problem - most everything is still relevent.

• Sketchup Tutorials

ACTIVE LEARNING EXERCISE

We will be creating a simple model and working towards getting it into Google Earth. These quick tutorials will teach you how to model in SketchUp and about placing your work in Google Earth.

• More SketchUp Tutorials

... your assigment coming soon ...

STUDY QUESTIONS

Scenario: You are going to the 2007 NCGIS Conference to present on the topic of sustainable slope development in the mountains. You have been working on this project for the past year and have compiled data relating to this topic. You will be presenting to a group in a large auditorium using a projector and you will also have a poster entered into the poster competition at the conference. Compare and contrast the design considerations for these 2 maps.