OC 2902 Web Based Course
Reference Material
Geospatial Information and Services ( GI & S ) Includes the Topics of
Mapping, Charting and Geodesy (MC & G) Along With the Electronic
Production, Storage, and Delivery of Map and Map Like Products.
Today's user of maps needs to know the fundamentals of precision
location systems to operate in the world of the 21st century.
We have come from precise position being 60 nautical miles in the
1700's to a few meters in the 2000's. We have gone from dead reckoning
on paper charts to GPS positions fed to fully automated navigation and
control systems. This course will give the student an appreciation for
the important facts about precision location today, from the true physical
shape of the earth to the fusion of geographically labeled data in modern
electronic databases.
This site, www.oc.nps.navy.mil/oc2902w,
will have the writeups, handouts, and other electronic
reference material for NPS course OC2902. Most of this material will also be present
on the Class web area on the
NPS Blackboard site.
( A listing and overview of all
NPS Distance Learning Sites
is also available. )
Some very large files may
only be present on this site. Large files will have the size listed with
the link.
This course is very similar to the resident course, OC3902. The
OC 3902 website is at
www.oc.nps.navy.mil/oc3902.
Some the material included here is also on my personal website,
www.oc.nps.navy.mil/~jclynch.
Many of the documents are in Adobe PDF format. The reader can be obtain
free at
Class Topics
Topic |
Where It Fits In |
| Physical Geodesy |
They way it is |
| Coordinates and Datums |
How we label/tag places |
| Projections and Maps |
How we put tagged items on flat displays |
| Remote Sensing |
Data input for maps / use with maps |
| Time and GPS |
Precise tagging systems / use with maps |
| Geographic Information Systems |
Maps and computers - How it works |
| Applications |
Electronic Maps / Navigation / Navy |
Materials for Class By Topics
Overview Material
Geodesy Material
Coordinates Material
Maps and Projections
Global Positioning System and Clocks Material
Geographical Information Systems Material
Applications of GI&S
General Links
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Material contained herein is made available for the
purpose of peer review and discussion and does not
necessarily reflect the views of the Department of
the Navy or the Department of Defense.
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Arlene Guest