Measurement Methods and GIS (5cr)

Objective

You use logically different measurement and visualizing methods of environmental monitoring You choose appropriate methods for logging and processing environmental data and positioning of results You instruct and promote  acquisition and processing environmental information 

Content

What kind of measuring methods are used to monitor environment? What kind of environmental data is collected using remote sensing and how the data is processed and visualized in geographical information systems? How remote sensing is performed by satellites and aircrafts and how the results are processed and interpretated? How do the most common remote sensing and field monitoring systems work? 

Qualifications

no prerequisites

Assessment criteria, good (3)

a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations. b) evaluate information sources critically.  e)  choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.