GEO 121 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. Topographic Maps Outline of Current Lecture I. Projections1. Cone2. Plane3. CylinderII. Robinson ProjectionIII. Types of Survey Systems1. Public Land Survey System (PLSS)2. Metes and Bounds3. Long Lot (French)4. Civil Town (New England) Current Lecture:Projection of Lines on a GlobeCan Be:oA Cone oA PlaneoA CylinderRobinson ProjectionArthur H. Robinsono1963oMiami University GraduateCreated to show the entire globe on a flat surfacePros:These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.oAppealing to look atoMet publisher Rand McNally's needsoShowed the entire globeCons:oNeither equal area, nor conformaloDistortion near the PolesoStraight parallels imply sever angular distortionSurvey SystemsPublic Land Survey SystemoSurveys based on townships and rangesCreated based on a principle meridian and base lineMetes and BoundsoUses landmarks to indicate survey perimeters oUsed in the Virginia Military District (OH)Long LotoUsed in France initiallyoUsed in the French Grant Very small part of South OhioCivil TownoUsed in New EnglandoAlso called the New England Towno5x5 mile sectionsoBest used on flat landoUsed in the Connecticut Western Reserve and Fire Lands
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