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• MAP, either in graphical format or digital
format , is the end product of surveying/
measurement process
•The spatial information on the map of the
surveyed area is needed for design,
construction as well as monitoring of the built
structures
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MORE on THE USE OF MAP
•RECORD SPATIAL INFORMATION ( COORDINATES OF POINTS)
•TOOL AID FOR NAVIGATION
•TOOL AID FOR PLANNING AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT /
ENGINEERING PROJECT
•SIMPLIFY COMPLEX DATA/INFORMATION, E.G DISTRIBUTION OF
DISEASE
•VISUALISE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
•PATTERN STUDY, EG. POPULATION STUDY,etc
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TYPE OF MAP
BASED ON:
SCALE
GRAPHIC
INFORMATION
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TYPE OF MAP- SCALE
SMALL SCALE: 1:500,000 TO 1: 2 MILION
E.G: WORLD MAP
MEDIUM SCALE: 1:50,000 TO 1: 500,000
EG: TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP
LARGE SCALE : 1:10,000 TO 50,000
EG: TOWN MAP
LARGE SCALE MAP IS ALSO KNOWN AS PLAN
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TYPE OF MAP - GRAPHIC
GRAPHIC
3D: TOPO MAP, TO REPRESENT THE NATURAL
AND MAN MADE FEATURES
2D: PLANIMETRIC MAP, SHOWN LOCATION EG:
TOWN PLAN, ROAD MAP
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TYPE OF MAP - INFORMATION
•TEMATIC MAP: SPECIAL PURPOSE MAP EG : TO SHOW
THE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION, INCOME,
DISEASE,ETC.
•GEOLOGICAL MAP: TYPES OF SOIL
•HYDROGRAPHICAL MAP/CHART: SEABED, SHIP
ROUTE, ETC
•SURVEY MAP: CADASTRAL PLAN, SITE MAP
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TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP
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THE STATUS OF TOPO MAPS IN MALAYSIA
PRODUCED BY: DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY AND
MAPPING, MALAYSIA
CLASSIFIED ITEMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
RESTRICTED, NOT ACCESSIBLE TO OPEN
MARKET, USAGE WITH RESPONSIBILITY
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TOPO MAPS PRODUCTION
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USE OF TOPO MAP
DIRECT INFORMATION :
DEVELOPMENT OF LAND, COMMUNICATION,
WATER MANAGEMENT, RECRERATION AND
TOURISM, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING,
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, MILITARY
STRATEGIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY,
EDUCATION
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USE OF TOPO MAP
BASE MAP FOR MAKING :
•GEOLOGICAL AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAP
•STATISTICAL MAP
•TOURISM MAP
•ROUTE MAP
•ELECTION MAP
•HYDRO CHART, ETC.
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CLASS OF TOPO MAP
3 GROUPS:
•MEDIUM SCALE: 1:760000 ATAU 1 IN = 12 MILES
TOPO MAP FOR PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, SHOW GENERAL INFO/
MACRO
•LARGE SCALE:
TOPO MAP FOR PENINSULAR MALAYSIA 1:63360 ATAU 1 IN = 1
MILE
TOPO MAP FOR SABAH AND SARAWAK 1: 50,000
WIDELY USED FOR RESEARCH AND PLANNING, SHOW MICRO
INFO
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CLASS OF TOPO MAP
•TOWN PLAN: 1:10560 ATAU 1 IN = 1/6 MILE
SHOWN BULDING STRUCTURE, ROAD SYSTEM,
DRAINAGE SYSTEM, ETC
•e-MAP: ELECTRONIC MAP, PROVIDED IN CD TO
USERS
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SERIES OF TOPO MAPS
L = SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA
T = SABAH AND SARAWAK
E.G. L7010 – MAP OF SEMENANJUNG
WITH SCALE 1: 63360
L808 - SJUNG WITH 1:10,000
T 735 – SABAH AND SARAWAK
WITH SCALE 1:50,000