📚 Cartography – Full Syllabus (CTEVT | Diploma in Geomatics Engineering | PDF)
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This post brings you the complete official syllabus for the subject Cartography (EG 2201 GE) — ideal for exam preparation, lab assignments, and fieldwork projects.
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📌 Subject Overview
Subject Name: Cartography
Subject Code: EG 2201 GE
Year: II
Part: II
Total Hours/Week: 6
Lecture: 4 hrs/week
Practical: 2 hrs/week
Offered by: CTEVT – Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training
Course Type: Core Subject
🎯 Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
✅ Understand the concept and history of cartography
✅ Apply both conventional and digital cartographic methods in map making
✅ Explain various cartographic principles and map elements
✅ Understand Map Sheet Numbering Systems used in Nepal
✅ Practice map reproduction and printing techniques
✅ Develop understanding of Digital Cartography and GIS integration
📚 Unit-wise Breakdown of Cartography Syllabus
✅ Unit 1: Introduction (4 Hrs)
- Definition and history of cartography
- Scope and uses of cartography
✅ Unit 2: Map (6 Hrs)
- Definition, types, and classification of maps
- Map scale and drawing/scribing basics
- Semiology, map design, and layout
- Typography and typonomy
- Enlargement and reduction of maps
- Uses of maps
✅ Unit 3: Branches of Cartography (6 Hrs)
- Map compilation process
- Compilation methods for base maps, derived maps, and thematic maps
✅ Unit 4: Graphic Variables (3 Hrs)
- Definition and importance
- Visual perception and types of graphic variables
✅ Unit 5: Map Projection (8 Hrs)
- Introduction and classification
- Map distortion and scale factor
- Choice of projection
- UTM and MUTM projections
- Nepal’s grid system
✅ Unit 6: Map Sheet Numbering (8 Hrs)
- International small-scale sheet numbering
- Topographical and cadastral map sheet numbering systems in Nepal
✅ Unit 7: Generalization (4 Hrs)
- Definition and aspects of generalization
- Directives, exaggeration, displacement, and methods
✅ Unit 8: Relief Representation (4 Hrs)
- Importance and methods of relief representation
- Spot height, contouring, hachuring, hill shading, layer tinting, 3D models
- Rock drawing
✅ Unit 9: Colour (3 Hrs)
- Nature of light and color theory
- Additive and subtractive colors
- Color triangle and selection using charts
✅ Unit 10: Digital Cartography (7 Hrs)
- Introduction to raster and vector models
- Steps in digital map making
- Difference between conventional and digital cartography
- Digital Landscape Model (DLM) & Digital Cartographic Model (DCM)
✅ Unit 11: Map Reproduction (7 Hrs)
- Map reproduction terminology: positive, negative, tone, screen, etc.
- Contact and camera photography
- Diazo reproduction, open window mask
- Plate-making (analog & digital systems)
- Quality control and color proof
- Printing techniques: flat-bed, rotary offset, and digital
🧪 Practical / Laboratory Work (30 Hrs)
1️⃣ Prepare layout for Cadastral Map Sheet (A4) – 4 Hrs
2️⃣ Prepare layout for Topographic Map Sheet (A4) – 4 Hrs
3️⃣ Identify and list visual variables from Nepal’s topo map – 2 Hrs
4️⃣ Demonstrate Topographic Map Sheet Numbering System (Nepal) – 4 Hrs
5️⃣ Demonstrate Cadastral Map Sheet Numbering System (Nepal) – 8 Hrs
6️⃣ Generalization of a given district/municipality boundary – 4 Hrs
7️⃣ Observe color separation sheets for plate making – 2 Hrs
8️⃣ Observe map printing press and reproduction process – 2 Hrs
📖 Recommended References
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Cartography and Geographic Information System – Suresh Man Shrestha
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Elements of Cartography – H. Robinson
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Cartography for Mapping – Rabin Kaji Sharma
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Cartography: Visualization of Geospatial Data – Kraak & Ormeling
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Basic Cartography Vol. I – International Cartographic Association
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Triangulation Instruction Book – Survey Department
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Cartography (ITC Publication, 1970) – L. Van Zuylan & J.W. Shearer
📊 Evaluation Scheme
| S.N | Units | Hours | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Map | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Branches of Cartography | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Graphic Variables | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Map Projection | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Map Sheet Numbering | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Generalization | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Relief Representation | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Colour | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Digital Cartography | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Map Reproduction | 7 | 8 |
| Total | 60 | 80 |
📌 Note: Minor variations in marks distribution may occur.
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📚 Chapter 1: Introduction – Download PDF
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📚 Chapter 6: Map Sheet Numbering – Download PDF
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