The following are some examples of projects carried out by Cartography: Digital Mapping Technology Students. These projects are only intended to be used as examples of the type of work produced in this program. They are not updated after submission.
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This project focused on the production of a web based product designed to familiarize students, faculty, staff and prospective students with the Centre of Geographic Sciences campus. The objective was to produce a straightforward, comprehensible product that would augment pre-existing information on the campus location and general layout and appearance of the facility. In order to complete this project, the maps were created using a variety of software, including Macromedia Flash 8 Professional, Corel X3 suite and ArcGIS 9.2.
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The focus of this project was to produce a cartographic product which identified a small cross section of a winegrowing area in Nova Scotia. The objective was to display a suitability map for the Gaspereau Valley, as well as a key map depicting all of the general winegrowing regions in the province of Nova Scotia. In addition, a large scale map of a vineyard was included to exhibit the layout of a farm winery. This product was intended to be useful for wine enthusiasts, tourists, as well as those interested viticulture. The maps were generated by using ArcGIS 9.2 and Corel X3 suite.
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This project was intended to exhibit a new topographic map at a scale of 1:100000. The purpose of the assignment was to perform various generalization techniques that ensured that the topographic data was effectively communicated to map users. The task was also designed to enhance usability and appear up to date in aesthetic quality while still maintaining and respecting mapping standards and specifications. In order to complete this project, the map was created using ArcGIS 9.2. and utilized cartographic representations supplied with the software.
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Those from Alberta and Saskatchewan who are not from the Dry Belt region of the south are under the misconception that abandonment took place in the dirty thirties, when in reality the process started just after World War One. The purpose of the map is to show in graphical and statistical form the reasons for the exodus. This was accomplished in three maps. The first showed settlement changes for the region, the second showed a ghost town at its height, and the last showed an emigration flow map. The maps were compiled using prairie census data, and by analyzing the work by Dr. David Jones. Geographical data was sorted in ArcMap, while the final product was assembled in CorelDraw.
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The Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens have been operating since 1981 and have become an integral part of the Annapolis Royal community. The Gardens pay tribute to a rich botanical past with replicas of Acadian and English gardens. The project includes three maps which will help the user find the Gardens on a regional and local scale, and will allow the user to explore the intricate nooks and crannies of the Gardens.
The goal of this product is to provide an up-to-date interactive map using Macromedia Flash that is user friendly, and one which will spark interest for web travellers.
Interactive Sitemap for the Annapolis Royal Historic GardensAbstract:
Topographic maps graphically show human and natural features on the ground. This map of Vancouver and vicinity is an attempt to make a topographic map that improves upon the current Canadian standard. It also was an exercise about generalization. The original data was 1:50,000 data and the map was generalized to a 1:100,000 scale. The map was completed in ArcMap 9.2 and used the new cartographic representation tools for most of the generalization procedures.
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Bridgetown is an old Canadian settlement with the first Europeans settling the area just after the Revolutionary War. Because of its long history, the town has numerous churches and cemeteries that are of great interest to historians, and to a niche group of church and cemetery enthusiasts. The purpose of this map is to show the location, and to give a small description of the churches and cemeteries. The project was completed in CorelDraw and Corel Photo-Paint. The building outlines and streets were digitized from a set of town surveys.
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Crime across the country is always present, and there are many numerical statistics available from the data involved. A visual way to see these statistics however, such as in this thematic map presentation, provides a better understanding of the spatial relationship of the data.
The software used in producing this map was ArcMap 9.2 and CorelDraw X3.
Canadian Crime: Canada and Halifax, NSAbstract:
Roxbury, located on the South Mountain of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, was once a thriving logging community in the late 19th century. The settlement has since vanished into the surrounding landscape and into history. Today’s Roxbury is designated as a protected ‘Unique Area’. This designation protects 57 acres of land from the forestry and transportation industry, thus leaving the area in its natural historic state.
This project is designed to be a virtual, digital supplement to existing sources of information to help tell the story of Roxbury through the use of mapping, background information, and photos.
The software used in completing this project was CorelDraw X3, and Macromedia Flash Professional 8.
The Lost Settlement of RoxburyAbstract:
The purpose of this map is to provide a new series of standards in portraying Canada’s topographical surface. The changes from the existing NTS series of mapping include a scale change to 1:100000, improved symbology, and enhanced graphical representation. Topographic maps offer detailed mapping for general purpose use by a varied user base.
ArcMap 9.2 was used for producing this map.
Nanaimo, British ColumbiaAbstract:
This interactive map product will promote and enhance participation in the Ride the Lobster Unicycle Tour. Elements of interest to riders as well as spectators will be highlighted, giving a feel for the event along with valuable information.
Participants and Spectators will be the target audience; the maps will be used by:
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The idea was to create an animation from aerial photographs, over a certain period of time. In this case Coldbrook was chosen because of its rapid commercial and residential growth. Air photos were obtained from as early as 1931, and as new as 2002. Several photo’s covering the area per year, had to be rectified, clipped and merged into one photograph. Using ArcMap and ArcScene these photos as well as topographic data were prepped and exported to become an animation, using Macromedia Flash 8, this project is the final result.
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Knowing there are a wide range of people with strong visual ability having visual aids such as virtual maps help people to orient themselves. Having this technology available in the form of an animated map would help commuter access and plan for travel on Codiac Transit through an online ressources.
The product will be an interactive animated map that will include the bus routes, itinerary and stations information. This will help the user going from point A to B in the City of Moncton.
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Currently a 2001 map of the site is available to the public. However the map was originally created only to give the user an orientation into the park and talk briefly about the park as a promotion service.
The purpose of the project was to create a distributed pamphlet that would replace the original map from 2001. It was designed to be in a small portable format with four panels. Different facets of the park were to be explained. The content of the pamphlet (french version) would inform the user about it's ecosystems, and other special features such as the arboretum, osprey nets, and much more.
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This project is an interactive map showing the schools under the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board (A.V.R.S.B.) and their locations in each town. This product is necessary because there is no official public map of the school board. Other than a street name and civic address, there is no easy way to find the locations of the schools. With the introduction of this product, people will be able to link from the existing AVRSB website to an animated map of the area, where they will be able to navigate through the towns and print the maps for non-computer use. The objective is to create a product that is both functional, easy to navigate, and informative.
