FORE642-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019

Advanced IT Applications in Forestry and Natural Resource Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

Description

This course illustrates how information technology can be applied to a range of forestry and vegetation management problems. Students will develop geospatial technology skills applicable to a range of natural resource management and forestry disciplines. The course includes an emphasis on using cutting edge technologies like ArcGIS software, positioning technology, and image analysis, which are of value to forest and natural resource management.

The course is arranged into three sections:

1) a discussion of a range of forest management situations to which information technology can be applied, including conservation management, forest biosecurity management, forest inventorying, forest roading, forest harvesting, forest asset management, product transportation and logistics, and product chain of custody;
2) the teaching of the software and hardware skills required to analyze and solve spatial problems in forest management; and
3) work on the successful application of information technology, including ArcGIS software and GPS technology to such problems.

The division of the course into three sections allows students to gain experience in developing critical analyses for the application of the technology to typical problems.

Learning Outcomes

  • Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

    Knowledge:
  • Appreciate and understand the role of specialised geospatial technologies in solving a range of forest management problems
  • Understand the limitations and the theoretical background of GPS, GIS, and remote sensing with respect to complex problems in forest management

    Skills:
  • Have developed the practical skills to confidently apply GPS, ArcGIS software, and image analysis techniques to complex problems in forest management

    Application:
  • Be capable of searching for, and critically assessing, cutting edge research on the use of GIS and remote sensing for forest management

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of Head of School

Restrictions

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Forestry Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Literature Review 20%
ArcGIS Practical Test 20%
ArcGIS Lab Preparation 20%
Mid-Year Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

There are no required texts for this course. Lecture material, laboratory notes and data can be found on the class (K) drive. Lecture and lab notes will also be available on the course Learn page.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,080.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Forestry .

All FORE642 Occurrences

  • FORE642-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019