Topographic Cartography Course
Master topographic cartography skills for trail and shelter planning. Source and clean DEMs, perform terrain analysis, create contours and hillshades, design precise maps for geography and geology professionals, and ensure quality through documentation and verification.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course teaches sourcing and evaluating DEMs and basemaps, preparing and reprojecting layers, cleaning elevation data, generating contours and hillshades, designing maps for hikers and technicians, planning trails and shelters, and documenting reproducible workflows with quality control.
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Develop skills
- DEM sourcing and preparation: efficiently locate, clean, and mosaic elevation data.
- Terrain analysis for planning: calculate slope, aspect, hazards, and optimal shelter sites.
- Contour and hillshade generation: produce clear elevation visuals using GIS software.
- Topographic map design: create legible, print-ready maps for field users.
- Cartography quality assurance: document processes, validate accuracy, and reference sources.
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