Geography 693A - S-Cartography & Geovisualiztn

Students will understand and implement principles of good design in cartography along with understanding the human vision and how it influences perception and cognition. The course will also cover the scope of contemporary thematic cartography and web mapping. Students will gain hands-on experience in designing and improving web-based maps. In this course, students will: - Learn the fundamentals of cartography and map design - Become familiar with using open source tools to improve the visual quality of web-based and other maps - Create maps through independent design and exploration

The instructor will be in person at Newton Campus. Students can take the class either at the Newton campus or in the Amherst campus.
The Amherst campus class will be through Zoom and can be joined live in Holdsworth 302, live remotely or an asynchronous online class.