Marine map-making and geodesy

About this programme

The course covers: Digital data processing and presentation of marine geological and geophysical data. Creation of marine maps using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Geodetic reference systems and map projections. Navigation and distances at sea. Spatial databases and applications. Terrain modeling of marine geological and geophysical data. Practical skills in digital data processing, map creation, and analysis for geoscientific research and industry. Expected Learning Outcomes: After completing the course, the student is expected to be able to: Handle different geodetic datums, reference systems, and projections in GIS. Perform basic processing of marine geological and geophysical data using script programming. Use and create spatial databases. Use and create terrain models of marine geological and geophysical data for analysis and visualization. Practically use GIS for the creation of marine maps and geospatial analysis. Interpret the content of technical descriptions of common data formats in marine geoscience. *If the PDF file is not accessible for you to read, kindly contact studies@geo.su.se Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development. It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality. The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with m