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GIS and Forest Mapping (6 cr)

Code: MM10013-3001

General information


Enrollment
01.10.2022 - 31.10.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
09.01.2023 - 27.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Local portion
6 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Metsätalousinsinöörikoulutus (MM)
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
1 - 60
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
Markus Huhtinen
Teacher in charge
Markus Huhtinen
Groups
MMNS22
Forestry Engineer, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2022
Course
MM10013

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You learn to use GIS systems to gather and analyze geospatial information. You also learn to create and edit your own information layers to a system. You learn to create combinations of local and remote layers to produce useful GIS maps for different users. You also learn to create hard copies of these maps for different publishing platforms.
A successful use of GIS systems also requires basic skills of cartography such as understanding of map projection and coordinate systems as well as basic tools of map visualisation.

Content

Basics of mapping: Map projection and coordinate systems.
Raster and vector layers; map objects and attribute data.
Combining local and map server data.
Queries based on attributes and location.
Basics of Map Visualisation. Thematic maps of qualitative and quantity scales.
Digitizing editing of simple map objects. Importing GPS data.
Raster analysis; interpolation of surfaces, DEM, raster queries.
Gis package: ArcGIS (1922)

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