Sections

Map Making: The Basics

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Room 1-201 (the computer lab)

Date: 03/08/2016 from 12:45 pm to 05:00 pm

This course is offered as a part of our March Mapness series of courses.

Brochure

Brochure with alternative mail-in registration form

Purpose and Objectives
Cartography is the art of representing spatial data in an organized and realistic manner through maps. The goal of this lecture and laboratory course is to show foresters and natural resource managers how to present information and improve communication through maps.

This four-hour course:

Introduces different types of maps along with the basics of map design.

Introduces methods for laying out maps in ArcGIS.

Discusses sources of mapping data.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Create management-related maps that effectively display critical information.

Locate base maps that may be valuable to visualizing spatial data.
Students will compete to see who can design the best map. The winner will have an opportunity to have their map published in an upcoming edition of Forest Management and Planning.

Who Should Attend?
Natural resource management professionals who have an interest in learning more about cartography and using maps to support natural resource management. Upper-level managers who would like to be able to create basic maps as well as field personnel who would like to use maps to visualize field data should find the course useful. Those with some knowledge of ArcGIS who would like to learn more about map production.

Format
The course follows a lecture and laboratory format. Most of the material will be presented in a step-by-step manner, so that the class can follow the directions provided by the instructor and simultaneously use them on individual computers in a computer lab. The class utilizes ArcGIS. Handouts will be provided to summarize the material presented.

Instructor
Pete Bettinger is a professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. He has more than 30 years of operating, teaching and research experience in forestry and natural resources, including roles with the U.S. Forest Service, several forest product companies, and Oregon State University. Bettinger has taught several courses on forest measurements, forest planning, and harvest scheduling, as well as GIS applications in natural resources management. In 2004, McGraw-Hill published his book Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Forestry and Natural Resources Management. Bettinger earned BS and MS degrees from Virginia Tech, and a PhD from Oregon State University.

Parking and Directions
A visitor parking deck is located just north of the Georgia Center. Parking is $10.00 per day.
For a map and directions go to:
http://warnell.uga.edu/about/directions.php

Special Services
If you require special services or dietary considerations, please contact Ingvar Elle at 706-583-0566 or e-mail him at ielle@warnell.uga.edu prior to February 23, 2016.

Cancellations
Notice must be received by 5:00 p.m. February 23, 2016 to receive a refund. Call Ingvar Elle at 706-583-0566