GI3412 Cartography and GIS Laboratory Syllabus:

GI3412 Cartography and GIS Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 Hands on experience of basics of cartography and GIS.
 Designing the map
 Development of GIS database and populating attribute data

EXCERCISES:

1. Simple conical,cylindrical and planar projection for the reduced earth having 2 to 4 cm radius – aspect and secant demo.
2. Graded symbolization and isopleth/choropleth map
3. Map compilation and Design
4. Data Input –Onscreen Digitization –Creation of Point, Line and Polygon layers
5. Projection, Reprojection and Coordinate Transformation of Maps
6. Attribute data input and Measurement of Distance, Area
7. Linking External Database and Tabular Data Analysis using SQL commands
8. Generating Graphs,Charts and Diagrams from Tabular data
9. Data Conversion –Vector to Raster and Raster to Vector
10. Map Joining, Edge Matching and Layout Design

TOTAL:30 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Design and produce thematic maps with suitable projection, symbols and color codes
CO2 Compile and develop digital maps
CO3 Create spatial database and non-spatial databases in GIS environment
CO4 Analyze spatial database and generate reports, maps
CO5 Represent spatial data in a professional format

REFERENCES:

1. Arthur,H.Robinson,Elements of Cartography, Seventh Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2002.
2. C.P.Lo Albert K.W.Yeung, “Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems”, Pearson Education, Second Edition, 2016.