WETMAAP Skill 1
Northshore - Element 5
Skill 1: Map Use
Element 5: Use of Satellite Image
Materials:
1993 Thematic Mapper Satellite Image
1995 Color infrared aerial photography
1:100,000 scale topographic map
1:24,000 scale Covington/Mandeville quadrangle
magnifying glass
Exercises:
Using the 1:24,000 scale map and the 1995 aerial photography locate:
- Lewisburg
- Chinbuba Creek
- Sewage Disposal Pond
Using the 1:100,000 scale map and the 1995 aerial photography locate:
- Marsh along lower Chinchuba Creek.
- Chinchuba Creek
- Techefuncta River
Using the satellite image and the 1:100,000 scale map locate on the satellite image:
- the study site
- all roads
- the Tchefuncte River
Using the satellite image and the 1995 aerial photography locate:
- Causeway
- Tchefuncte River
- Lewisburg
- Bayou Chinchuba
What would you suggest about the information that you are able to visualize between the various maps, the 1995 serial photograph, and the satellite image:
which shows the greatest detail? _____________________
which shows the least detail? ________________________
which shows the greatest area? _______________________
which shows the smallest area? _______________________
which shows the landscape in its true colors? _____________
What is the scale of the satellite image? _______________________