geoinformatics courses at the department of geosciences and geography 2014 - 2015
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Geoinformatics courses at the Department of Geosciences and geography 2014 - 2015
Geoinformatics personnel
Tuuli Toivonen: Tenure track prof. in GI
Mika Siljander:Senior lecturer in GI(until August 2015)
Petri Pellikka: Professor
Pekka Hurskainen:-PhD Student - CHIESA project
coordinator- - GI-teaching
Xiaochen Zou : PhD. Student
Tuure Takala: PhD. Student
Matti Mõttus : - Postdoc researcher,- docent
Johanna Hohental: PhD. Student
Maria Salonen: PhD. Student – now in Copenhagen
Janne Heiskanen: - Postdoc researcher,- -BIODEV project
Maeda, Eduardo Eiji:-CHIESA project - Postdoc
researcher,
2014 – period 1
560411 Basics of GIS for English-speaking students (web course), 3 cr. Starting on 8.9.2014 using mainly Quantum GIS but also ArcGIS 10 software- Web GIS course implemented in Moodle platform:- https://moodle.helsinki.fi/course/view.php?id=13571 - (link opens up on Monday 08.09.2014 )- ennrollment key: mygis2014- Students will make GIS practicals and return final report to Moodle- If you want to take the course email to [email protected] GRADING: Fail/Pass
562820 Raster GIS(5 cr.) (this course is already overbooked!)
- However, it is possible to make this course independently if you have already fairly good GIS skills using ArcGIS software
- all course material available from University of Helsinki Moodle platform - https://moodle.helsinki.fi/. Email to [email protected] for more information
56301 Methods in Remote Sensing 5 cr.2.09.2014 -17.10.2014
- lectures in Finnish – lecture PDFs also available in English
- Practicals: instructions available in English. - 2014 teaching only in Finnish and groups are already full. - However, if student are able to work independently contact- Instructor Vuokko Heikinheimo for more details.- - [email protected]
- (This course is suitable for student with basic skills of remote sensing and who has some knowledge of Erdas Imagine software)
- Software used: Erdas Imagine 2014
- Responsible teacher: prof. Petri Pellikka. Email: [email protected]
2014 – periods 1 and 2
563010 Advanced remote sensing, 4 cr
30 March – 28 April 2015
Course introduces topical research and methods
in remote sensing of land cover and vegetation
Deepens content of the “56301 Remote sensing
methods”
Improves students’ ability to use remote sensing
methods in their MSc theses and research
Lectures, exercises and practical work
Responsible teacher: Janne Heiskanen
Lecture topics in Advanced RS in 2014:
Review of topical research and trends in remote sensing of land
cover and vegetation Atmospheric and topographic corrections for satellite data Estimation of land cover and vegetation biophysical attributes
from satellite data Laser scanning for characterization of vegetation 3D structure Remote sensing of land surface temperature and precipitation Land change detection and modelling
Practical work:
Image processing in R software environment Forest biomass mapping using airborne laser scanning
560761 - Basic hydrological concepts with GIS applications
3 credits3 lectures (2 hours each) and 3 practical (4 hours each)
Dates and times:
11.03.2015 18.03.2015 25.03.2015
Lecture 10-12h 10-12h 10-12h
Practical 12-16h 12-16h 12-16h
Responsible teacher: Eduardo Maeda ([email protected])
Evaluation:The evaluation will be done based on a small pre-course assignment, one exercise after each lecture and short projects that will be carried out during the practical classes.
Course content(subject to some changes)
Day 111.03.2015
Day 218.03.2015
Day325.03.2015
Lecture -The hydrological cycle
-Components of the hydrological cycle
-Global hydrological cycle
-Watershed hydrology
-Precipitation -Evapotranspiration
- Water infiltration and soil storage
- Surface runoff
Practical -Use hydrology tools in ArcGIS for analyzing river basins
- Use R for processing meteorological data
- Evaluate rainfall data using R and ArcGIS