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From: Damian Boyle [mailto:Damian_Boyle@cameco.com]
Sent: 2012-08-13 09:44:08
Subject: Maps & Learning

Good Day, Every One!

Below is a Learning Resources set that I distributed to about 1200 email
accounts at three remote Uranium Mining and Milling sites with about 3000
workers in total.  I hope you will find it useful for your own work.

***

A detailed wall map may hold up to one million pieces of information that
can be either read directly or interpreted. People with limited language
reading skills can absorb information from maps far more easily than from
printed words. Map reading skills are also employable in occupations that
require working with schematic diagrams and technical drawings.

Maps are essentially a mathematical or geometrical presentation of
information. However, because humans have adapted to quickly see small
differences between colours, shapes, lines and patterns, we are able to
grasp map information quickly. 

In my opinion, studying an Atlas is the single most useful text-based
learning exercise that children and adults can undertake. A wealth of
knowledge and understanding can thus be obtained relatively cheaply,
relatively easily, and relatively quickly.

There are Atlases available for all kinds of topics. For general learning
about Geography and Human Activities, I recommend the Canadian Oxford
School Atlas as a good starting point.
http://www.oupcanada.com/schoolatlas/index.html

Following are links to some Map Learning Resources that I hope you will
find in some way useful or interesting:


Stone Map:  About 14,000 Years Old
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248409000839

A palaeolithic map from 13,660 calBP: engraved stone blocks from the Late
Magdalenian in Abauntz Cave (Navarra, Spain)

An engraved block from the cave of Abauntz is interpreted as a Magdalenian
map in which the actual surrounding landscape, including mountains, rivers,
and ponds, is represented. Some possible routes or avenues of access to
different parts of the geography are also engraved on the landscape. The
engraving seems to reproduce the meandering course of a river crossing the
upper part of side A of the block, joined by two tributaries near two
mountains. One of these is identical to the mountain that can be seen from
the cave, with herds of ibex depicted on its hillsides, on both sides of
the gorge in front of which the cave of Abauntz is strategically located.
In the southern part of the gorge, there is a completely flat area where
the watercourses slow down, forming meanders and flooding in springtime.
The following elements are also represented on the block: tangles of
concentric strokes and bundles of lines forming very marked meanders. In
short, all of these engravings could be a sketch or a simple map of the
area around the cave. It could represent the plan for a coming hunt or
perhaps a narrative story of one that had already happened. This paper is
provided in the context of recent discussions on early modern human
capacities of spatial awareness, planning, and organized hunting.
Journal of Human Evolution, Volume 57, Number 2, Pages 99-111


Accuracy Analysis of Old Maps (MapAnalyst)
http://mapanalyst.org/index.html

Atlas of Canada
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/index.html

Aviation Weather Forecasts and Observations  (NAV Canada)
http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/CreePage.pl?Langue=anglais&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&Page=forecast-observation&TypeDoc=html

Data, Maps and Tools Directory (Natural Resources Canada)
http://geoapps.nrcan.gc.ca/applications/0/all_tout

Disease Distribution and Prevalence
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2012/list/maps.htm

Fundamentals of Mapping (ICSM)
http://www.icsm.gov.au/mapping/index.html

Geographic Information Systems (Michael Schmandt)
http://giscommons.org/

Geography and Map Reading Room
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/

Geological Atlas of Saskatchewan
http://www.er.gov.sk.ca/geological_atlas

Geological Maps (Lewis & Gunther)
http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA14981.pdf

Geological Mapping (Hong Kong)
http://hkss.cedd.gov.hk/hkss/eng/education/GS/eng/hkg/chapter3.htm

Geological Survey of Canada
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/about/organization/organization-structure/geological-survey-of-canada/9590

Geologic Maps (American Geosciences Institute)
http://www.agiweb.org/environment/publications/mapping/index.html

Geologic Map Symbolization
http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/fgdc_gds/geolsymstd/download.php

Historic Maps Collection (Princeton U)
http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/thematic-maps/contents.html

Historical Map and Chart Collection (USA)
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/ctp/abstract.htm

Historical Map Web Sites (Perry-Castaneda Library)
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html


French Army Losses during the Russian Campaign of 1812 - 1813
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minard.png

The map's French caption reads:

Figurative Map of the successive losses in men of the French Army in the
Russian campaign 1812-1813.

Drawn up by M. Minard, Inspector General of Bridges and Roads in
retirement. Paris, November 20, 1869.

The numbers of men present are represented by the widths of the colored
zones at a rate of one millimeter for every ten-thousand men; they are
further written across the zones. The red [now brown] designates the men
who enter into Russia, the black those who leave it. —— The information
which has served to draw up the map has been extracted from the works of M.
M. Thiers, of Segur, of Fezensac, of Chambray, and the unpublished diary of
Jacob, pharmacist of the army since October 28th. In order to better judge
with the eye the diminution of the army, I have assumed that the troops of
Prince Jerome and of Marshal Davoush who had been detached at Minsk and
Moghilev and have rejoined around Orcha and Vitebsk, had always marched
with the army.

The scale is shown on the center-right, in "lieues communes de France"
(common French league) which is 4,444m (2.75 miles).

The lower portion of the graph is to be read from right to left. It shows
the temperature on the army's return from Russia, in degrees below freezing
on the Réaumur scale. (Multiply Réaumur temperatures by 1¼ to get
Celsius, e.g. ?30°R = ?37.5 °C) At Smolensk, the temperature was ?21°
Réaumur on November 14th.

Incident Command System Map Reading Course
http://training.nwcg.gov/pre-courses/s290/S-290%20Student%20CD/Map%20and%20Compass.pdf

International Specification for Orienteering Maps
http://orienteering.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/International-Specification-for-Orienteering-Maps-2000.pdf

Infantry Map Reading Handbook
http://www.acompanyacf.co.uk/training-aids/cat_view/36-map-and-compass-a-expeditions

Language and Location - Map Accessibility Project (LL-MAP)
http://www.llmap.org/index.html

Map of the Month (International Cartographic Association)
http://icaci.org/map-of-the-month-022011/

Map Reading Guide (Geoscience Australia)
http://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/MapGuide.pdf

Maps (National Library of Australia)
http://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/maps

Maps and Geography (Statistics Canada)
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/mgeo/index-eng.htm

Map Mysteries:  Teaching Earth Science and Geography
http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_mysteries.html

Mapping Crime (Keith Harries)
https://www.ncjrs.gov/html/nij/mapping/index.html

Mapping Toolbox
http://www.mathworks.com/help/toolbox/map/bs98ap3.html

Map Skills and Higher Order Thinking (David Walbert)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/mapping/cover

MetEd:  Free Geo-Science Training Modules
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_detail_courses.php

Meteorology Manual (South Africa)
http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20center/ASO/APS/TestingandChecking/PPL-MET.pdf

Mining Maps & Spatial Data
http://www.infomine.com/maps/

Saskatchewan Bedrock Geology
http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/geology.html

Saskatoon Community Crime Stats
http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/

Shapes on a Plane:  Making Maps
http://www.learner.org/courses/mathilluminated/units/8/textbook/05.php

Slave Trade Map (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5467&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Soils of Saskatchewan
http://www.soilsofsask.ca/

Soil Survey Reports (Canada)
http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/index.html

Spatial Cognition, Information Visualization, & Computer Graphics (Tamara
Munzer)
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~tmm/

Spatial Cognition & Line Orientation (Jeffrey Longstaff)
http://www.laban-analyses.org/jeffrey/2006-laban-choreutics-prototypes-deflections/data/contents.htm

Topographic Maps (Natural Resources Canada)
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography-boundary/mapping/topographic-mapping/10807

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report (Pacific Disaster Center)
http://weather.pdc.org/index.php/page/3/

US Geological Survey Educational Resources
http://education.usgs.gov/secondary.html

Weather Maps (JetStream Online School for Weather)
http://www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/synoptic/synoptic_intro.htm

Worldwide Heroin Movements (CIA)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/heroin-movement-worldwide/methods-of-conveyance.html

Navigation Chart from the Marshall Islands
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/n/navigation_chart_rebbelib.aspx

Navigation Chart (Rebbelib)
From the Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Probably 19th century AD

The Marshall Islands in eastern Micronesia consist of thirty-four coral
atolls spread out across an area of several hundred miles. …The islanders
developed a reputation for navigation between the islands - not a simple
matter, since they are all so low that none can be seen from more than a
few miles away.

In order to determine a system of piloting and navigation the islanders
devised charts that marked not only the locations of the islands, but their
knowledge of the swell and wave patterns as well. The charts were composed
of wooden sticks; the horizontal and vertical sticks act as supports, while
diagonal and curved ones represent wave swells. Cowrie or other small
shells represent the position of the islands. Generally the charts were
used as an aide-memoire for an experienced navigator, and were not
constructed to scale.

This chart is of a type known as a rebbelib, which cover either a large
section or all of the Marshall Islands. Other types of chart more commonly
show a smaller area. This example represents the two chains of islands
which form the Marshall Islands. It was collected by Admiral E.H.M. Davis
during the cruise of HMS Royalist from 1890 to 1893….


Marshall Islands Stick Charts
http://www.marshallislandschamber.net/Stick_Chart.htm

Traditional...Communication Patterns in the Marshall Islands
http://marshall.csu.edu.au/MJHSS/Issue2005/MJHSS2005_103.pdf

I trust this finds you well, and heading in the right direction.

Yours,

Damian


T. Damian Boyle
Workplace Educator
McArthur River Mine
c/o CAMECO
2121 Eleventh Street West
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7M 1J3
Canada

(306) 633-2001 (Extension 8881)

www.northlandscollege.sk.ca


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