| Statuss(Neaktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Forest Land Surveying and Maps |
| Course code | MežZ3026 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 2.25 |
| Total Hours in Course | 60.75 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 8 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Date of course confirmation | 08/11/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. silv., Gints Priedītis |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| Study course aim is to provide students with the knowledge of the uses of GIS in forestry. The course include forest survey facilities with GNSS / GPS and remote sensing sensors. Students are working in several data processing and mapping programs. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| The student is able to independently prepare a forest stand plan in accordance with the Latvian forest inventory specifics. He knows how to work in different mapping programs, including ArcGIS, ArcPad, QGIS and MapWindows. Ability to work with the GNSS / GPS devices. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Vanags V. Mūsdienu Latvijas topogrāfiskās kartes. LR Valsts Zemes Dienasts. Rīga, 2003. 295 lpp.
2. Galati R. Geographic Information Systems Demystified. Artech House Publishers, 2006. 302 p. 3. Schuck A., Green T., Andrienko G., Andrienko N. Towards a European forest information system. BRILL Publishers, 2007. 422 p. 4. Bells S., Nikodemus O. Rokasgrāmata meža ainavas plānošanai un dizainam. Valsts Meža dienests. Rīga, 2002. 75 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Köhl M., Magnussen S., Marchet M. Sampling methods, remote sensing and GIS multiresource forest inventory. Springers Publishers, 2007 236 p.
2. Kahle H., Karjalainen T., Schuck A., Göran I. Ågren, Kellomäki S., Mellert K., Prietzel J., Rehfuess K. Spiecker H. Causes and Consequences of Forest Growth Trends in Europe. Springer-Verlag Publishers, 2010. 356 lpp. 3. Carol A. Johnston C. Geographic Information Systems in Ecology (Methods in Ecology). Blackwell Science Publisher, 2001. 239 lpp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Baltic Forestry, ISSN: 1392-1355.
2. Meža avīze, ISSN 1407-6187. 3. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, ISSN: 1651-1891. |
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