Topographic Cartography Course
Master topographic cartography for practical trail and shelter planning applications. Gain skills in sourcing and cleaning DEMs, conducting terrain analysis, generating contours and hillshades, and designing precise, user-friendly maps suited to geography and geology professionals in field operations.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course teaches sourcing and evaluating DEMs and basemaps, preparing and reprojecting layers, and refining elevation models for precise analysis. Learners will create contours, hillshades, and terrain visuals, develop intuitive maps for hikers and technicians, optimise trail and shelter placements, and establish a fully documented, reproducible workflow with robust quality checks and professional outputs.
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Develop skills
- DEM sourcing and preparation: swiftly locate, clean, and mosaic elevation data for mapping projects.
- Terrain analysis for planning: derive slope, aspect, hazards, and shelter sites efficiently.
- Contour and hillshade creation: produce clear elevation products using GIS tools.
- Topographic map design: create readable, print-ready maps for hikers and technicians.
- Cartography quality assurance and metadata: document workflows, verify accuracy, and cite data sources.
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