##Grassroots Mapping Curriculum (BETA)##

2011, Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science. 
publiclaboratory.org 

This curriculum draft outlines materials, activities and technical documentation in support of DIY cartographic curricula. It is intended as a framework for reuse at a variety of institutions including the University of South Alabama, Parsons and Rhode Island School of Design. Portions of this curriculum will also serve as background information for designing community workshops.

<img src="http://drndl.grassrootsmapping.org/curriculum/jpg/balloon_flight_01.png" width="500"/></a>

###Sections###

We present this information as independent instructional modules. The idea is that any class can pick and choose units appropriate to their curriculum; some are more technically oriented, and some have broader subject material.

**Introduction**

* [Introduction and theory of aerial image mapping](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-introduction)
* [Regulatory situation](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-regulatory)


**Field work: capturing images**

* <a href="http://grassrootsmapping.org/guide/">Materials: Illustrated Guide</a>
* [Platform creation](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-platform)
* [Getting started: First Flight](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-first-flight)
* [Ground Control Point Targets](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-ground-control-point-targets)


**Processing and publication**

* [Image processing](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-image-processing)
* [Calculating Pixel Resolution](/wiki/calculating-pixel-resolution)
* [Publishing maps](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-publishing)


**Advanced topics**

* [Activities](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-activities)
* [GIS applications](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-gis-applications)
* [Applied mapmaking for research projects](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-research-applications)
* [Multispectral imaging](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-multispectral-imaging)
* [NDVI](/wiki/ndvi)
* [Links, citations](/wiki/mapping-curriculum-citations)