| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 18 Hours. |
| Practical | 18 Hours. Includes 2 field based practicals |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1) 2, 000 word laboratory practical project report on secondary data acquisition and processing. | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | 2) 1,500 word `consultancy report - on the field application of DGPS. | 30% |
| Semester Assessment | 3) 1,500 word GPR project: processing, analysis and interpretation of GPR profiles. | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmit failed elements of coursework. |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Identify and acquire a range of secondary spatial data sources of relevance to the geographical, earth, and environmental sciences
2. Convert analogue spatial data to digital spatial data within a GIS framework
3. Acquire georeferenced spatial data in the field using DGPS
4. Acquire and interpret subsurface data using GPR techniques
The first part of the module will deal with issues relating to the acquisition of secondary datasets (both analogue [e.g. maps and aerial photography) and digital [e.g. Digital maps, DEMs, LiDAR). The second half of module will provide students with training in the acquisition of primary datasets using surface topographic survey (total station and differential GPS) subsurface (GPR) techniques.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Coordinate geometry will be used in DGPS processing |
| Communication | None |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Practice in writing scientific reports, development of new GIS and land-survey skilss |
| Information Technology | Use of state-of-the-art GIS and DGPS processing packages. Excel. Use of web-based databases for acquisition of spatial datasets |
| Personal Development and Career planning | None |
| Problem solving | None |
| Research skills | Developed through training provided in digitizing, GIS, DPS and GPR |
| Subject Specific Skills | Training will be provided in the use of state-of-the-art DGPS equipment |
| Team work | Several laboratory and field-based exercises will involve group work, both in terms of data processing and data interpretation |
This module is at CQFW Level 7