This is my Mollweide Graticule lab.It was fun.

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/mapproj/mapproj_f.html

I thought this projection was interesting because both the scale and the shape is somewhat distorted, but shows a large country such as the US quite well because its area is accurate across standard parallels.

Lab 2

Websites of Possible Interest

The GIS Development website gives a comprehensive overview on the different applications of GIS. GIS applications range from Urban Planning to Agriculture to Business, and shows just how integral GIS has become in several fields and professions. http://www.gisdevelopment.net/

The need for cartographers is at a all time high around several counties across the country. The Careers in Cartography/GIS website is a good site which explains the procedure to lucrative, and interesting Cartography jobs. http://www.acsm.net/CaGISCareerWeb/index.html

The GIS and Mapping Crime website is an interesting site that details the relationship between crime mapping and cartography. Crime is of some interest to everyone since many decisions we make is affected by it. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/geoinfosys2003/welcome.html