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Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (5 cr)

Code: BIY6008-3002

General information


Enrollment
01.04.2021 - 30.09.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
23.08.2021 - 17.12.2021
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Insinöörikoulutus / Energia- ja ympäristötekniikka (IE)
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 0
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering
Teachers
Markus Huhtinen
Tarmo Tossavainen
Teacher in charge
Markus Huhtinen
Groups
IENS21
Engineer, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2021
Course
BIY6008

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Share of lecturer TaTo: the student masters the defining the coordinates (WGS84 and Finnish National systems ETRS-TM35FIN, YKJ and KKJ) from the topographic map without any technical equipment. The student masters the use of compass and knows the basics of the orienteering by using the compass and the topographic map. The student can the basics of the use of the GPS equipment the typical type of equipment with the accuracy of 2...3 metres, i. e. the orienteering, recording the coordinates and transferring coordinates into the GIS-system and measuring the area.

Markus Huhtinen: Basics of Cartography. Basics of GIS systems. Opening existing map documents with ArcGIS. Attribute data queries. Spatial queries of map data. Creating map documents and thematic maps with ArcGIS. Embedding maps to documents.Registration of raster layers to coordinate systems. Map objectdigitizing and attribute data storage. Map visualisation.Basics of Remote Sensing.

Content

Share of lecturer TaTo: the lectures, the practical training with the equipment mentioned above. The elementary use of the GIS-system in the computer classroom.

Markus Huhtinen: Lectures. The GIS lab workswith ArcGIS, individual assignments.

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