No Class this week!  Please complete the following assignment in place of our normal class. Objectives:

Upon completion of this unit students should be able to: Correctly identify the zone and grid system used on a map. Locate points to the meter scale using UTM coordinates.

Links to visit:

To find out more about map symbols from our Week 1 lab visit: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/slaymaker/   To find out more about coordinate systems: What is a coordinate system and why is it so important-  Downloadable Powerpoint presentation from The University of Arkansas explains UTM coordinates and Grid system.   For an explanation of how to read the UTM grid: http://p-e.ch/dok-gps/utm-ccordinates.htm   For a discussion of the Zone and grid system: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2537844/How-to-read-UTM   Wikepedia also has an excellent discussion of the UTM system.

 

Homework:

Answer the following questions about UTM and coordinate systems: 1) Name at least 3 coordinate systems. 2) What does UTM stand for, and how does the UTM coordinate system work (give a simple explanation of the discuss the datum, grid system, and method used to report northings and eastings, etc). 3) What zone are we in? 4) What does NAD 27 mean? 5) What is the location of Placer Hall, using UTM coordinates?  Be as precise as you can.  You will need to refer to the "Sacramento East" 7 1/2° sheet, located on a shelf on the lab room. Please word-process your answers, and turn them in at the start of class in week 3.