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290024 EX Cartographic Field Excursion - Cartographic High Mountain Excursion (2023W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Mandatory preliminary meeting Mon. 2.10.23, 16:00 NIG, 1st floor, staircase 3, MM-Lab.
Field trip: 22-29.2.2024
https://cartography.univie.ac.at/lehre/hgex/
Registration will start via SSC/uspace in September. In addition, a letter of motivation must be sent as a PDF to both LV leaders.
Template motivation letter: https://ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/mwWI0V8fQtugjbN
PDF designation: letter of motivation-HGEX2024-[last name]-[first name].pdf


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The goal of this field trip is to demonstrate and experience cartography in a mountainous environment and to broach the spatial issue of modern science within the domain of geoinformation technology. Theoretical methods and practical issues dominate the work during the excursion.
- Theory and praxis of GPS
- Cartographic field inspection and work
- Map comparison and analysis
- Orientation and navigation
- Satellite image utilization and analysis methods in mountainous regions
- Terrain representation in mountainous regions
- Map related depiction and multi media in mountainous regions
- Storytelling
- Geodata and Drone assisted surveillance
- Open Data and VGI
- Geo-Communication

https://cartography.univie.ac.at/lehre/hgex/home.php

Assessment and permitted materials

Die Exkursionsschwerpunkte werden im Rahmen von praktischen Arbeiten als Gruppenaufgaben durchgeführt und am Ende der Lehrveranstaltung in einer Abschlusspräsentation vorgestellt. Hier wird die Gruppenleistung beurteilt.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Teilnahme an den Vorbereitungstreffen, Abgabe der Gruppenarbeiten, Durchführung und Aufbereitung der Feldarbeiten, WWW-Dokumentation

Examination topics

Reading list

Literatur und weiterführende Informationen sind auf Homepage bereitgestellt.

Association in the course directory

(MK3-EX) (BA UF GW 18)

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