Before starting this couse you may wish to visit the

First Year Mapwork Room

to refresh the skills you learned there.

Now for Standard Grade Ordnance Survey Mapwork

Map Scales / Measuring Distance on Maps

Six Figure Grid References

Height on Ordnance Survey Maps ..

Contour Lines / Spot Heights / Trig Points

Contour Patterns / Basic Landform Recognition on O/S Maps

Description of O/S Maps

· relief
· drainage
· land use
· settlement site / situation; shape / layout; functions; distribution
· route direction (compass / landforms); gradients; accessibility matrix

Recognition of Land Uses on Maps
· settlement
· agriculture
· tourism
· industry

Cross Sections

Concave / Convex Slopes
Gradients (not a calculation but recognition of gentle / steep etc)

Intervisibility + uphill / downhill

Accessibility Matrix

 

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