Dec 26, 2024  
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Catalog 2024-2025

DRF 155 Mapping and Platting


Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 6
Credits: 3

Covers map components, legal descriptions, plot plans and contours. Introduces Civil 3D software, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

Prerequisite: DRF 131  with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Produce maps at scale. 
  2. Identify property with legal description. 
  3. Draft plat map from legal description. 
  4. Plot contour lines from field notes. 
  5. Generate GIS map. 


Content Outline
  • Introduction to Maps 
  • Map Production 
  • Cartography Concepts 
  • Mapping Scales and Symbols 
  • Legal Descriptions 
  • Plot Plans 
  • Contours 
  • GIS