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TERM PROJECT

Purpose:♦ Practice various field measurement procedures and

follow-up computations♦ To update a designated area of an old planimetric map

of MUN♦ To produce a topographic map of an area using:

♦ Field measurement♦ Remote sensing technique

General Procedure:

Area A

Area B

Area C

A planimetric map(both natural andman made).

A topographical mapwith 0.5 m contourintervals (FP)

A topographical mapwith 10 m contourintervals (RS)

Planimetric map

A map thatpresents therelative horizontalpositions ofnatural or culturalfeatures, by linesand symbols.

Example ofPlanimetric map

Topographic map

Example of Topographicmap:(http://www.rollanet.org/~conorw/cwome/hahatonka_topo_map.jpg)

Topographic maps are avariety of maps characterizedby large-scale detail andquantitative representation ofrelief, usually using contourlines.

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Topographic map

Planimetric mapA

Topographic map

B

C

Part of MUNTopographic map

Important Notice

♦ Vertical and horizontal controls will be established first bya level loop and a closed traverse

♦ Computer usage is allowed for all calculations relating tothe traverse and level loop

♦ GIS (Geographical Information System) or AutoCADsoftware will be used for final map production

♦ The work will be carried out in phases♦ The party chiefs will be responsible for the organization of

the field and office work and the preparation of a finalreport

♦ Further information on the work to be carried out will beprovided

Term project report guideline

♦ What was the main purpose of the project?♦ Introduction

♦ What procedures or methods were used in the field?♦ What were your results?

♦ In a table or similar form, summarize your fieldmeasurements

♦ Show all calculations to arrive at final results♦ Assess the quality of your results (closure, error

ratio, precision, etc.)♦ Present final maps

♦ Conclusions