Week One Lecture Notes
- Went over syllabus and outline for class
- Discussed the basics of topographic maps - what's on them, information at the bottom, etc.
- Discussed Map Scale - Representative fraction, bar scale, and verbal scale - and how to measure distance. Also, converting from one unit to another.
- Went over measuring direction - both as a 0-360 degree measurement.
- Finally, we combined distance and direction in orienteering examples.