Forest measurement (5 cr)
Code: ME00DS73-3006
General information
Enrollment
08.08.2022 - 28.08.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 28.04.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
- Hannu Numminen
- Pertti Kilpeläinen
Teacher in charge
Pertti Kilpeläinen
Groups
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MEMI22SPBForestry, full-time studies
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MEMI22SPAForestry, full-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