Course Description & Objectives:
- Tourism Information and cartographic and photographic representation.
- Vision and perception.
- Topographic maps; representation of topographic features, identification and analysis of potential tourism resources from topographic maps.
- Otho-photomaps and tourism.
- Special-purpose and Special-subject maps; tourism, travel, recreation and leisure maps (Characteristics, Design, content and Interpretation).
- Challenges of using maps in tourism in developing countries.
- Types of photographs and their relevance to tourism.
- The Aesthetic qualities of photographs and its relevance to tourism marketing and promotion. Principles of Interpreting variuos types of photographs.
- Principles of taking various types of photograps, Photographic equipment and their use.
- Ethical considerations relating to production and use of maps and photographs.
- Trends and developments in the cartographic and photographic industry and implications for the tourism industry.
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