Forest measurement (5 cr)
Code: ME00DS73-3001
General information
Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
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
Teacher in charge
Kalle Karosto
Groups
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MEMI20KMForestry, part-time studies
Objective
You are able to use the 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 the use of measured and calculated variables in forestry.
Content
What different variables are measured and calculated from 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 results?
What factors affect accuracy?
Evaluation scale
1-5