• Mapping conventions and principles.
• Map design process.
• Non-traditional cartographic output.
• Fishnet maps.
• Wireframe maps.
• Block diagrams.
• Animation.
• Shaded relief maps.
• Digital orthophotographs.
• Tables, charts, and graphs.
• Global Positioning Systems.
• Theory and field application.
• Differential processing with a Community Base Station.

Geosci 3400 – Remote Sensing I (4 credits).

• History and principles.
• Geometric transformation.
• Electromagnetic radiation.
• Radiation laws.
• Electromagnetic spectrum, its role in remote sensing.
• Spectral properties of earth surface features.
• Additive color theory.
• Atmospheric interactions.
• Photographic sensors.
• Black and White film processing.
• Color film processing.
• Contrast, brightness, gradation in imagery.
• Geometry of aerial photographs.
• Orthophotos, orthophotomaps, and mosaics.
• Digital data.
• Binary and Hexadecimal principles.
• The role of digital data in remote sensing applications.
• Image interpretation.
• Interpretation processes.