Forest measurement (5 cr)
Code: ME00AE27-3005
General information
Enrollment
02.01.2019 - 14.01.2019
Timing
01.01.2019 - 30.06.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
- Kalle Karosto
Groups
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MEMI19KMForestry, part-time studies
Objective
You are able to usethe main measurement instruments, map materials and calculation models in growing stock measurement and land surveying. You can locate yourself and target objects in terrain. You are able to define basic variables for single trees or forest stands. You know how the measured and calculated variables are used in forestry.
Content
What different variablesare measured and calculated in trees and forest stands? What positioning methods are used? What instruments and calculation methods are used for measurements? What kind of sample plots are used in forestry? What is the accuracy of the results? What factors affect accuracy?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students can a)use professional vocabulary systematically. e) use the main models, methods, programs and techniques in forest measurement. f) work as team members in a goal-oriented way.