Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 23)
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Year 3 Forestry.
Credit points: 13.0
Coordinator: Mr R D Spencer.
Prerequisite: Biometry, Forest Mensuration, Forest Engineering and Surveying.
Contact: 36 hours of lectures and 36 hours of practical work over one semester.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should: understand the role of inventories in resources decision-making; be able to define inventory objectives to meet specified planning and management needs; understand the fundamentals of remote sensing and their application for evaluating and monitoring forest quantities and conditions; be able to plan and implement cost-effective inventories using combinations of remote sensing and ground-survey methods; appreciate the importance of technological change on the processes of collection, analysis, and presentation of resources information; understand and be able to use the critical path method for planning and managing inventory programs; know how to apply relevant statistical sampling theories in ground and/or remote sensing inventories; be able to specify and design aerial photographic projects for forest interpretation and mapping; understand basic concepts of computerised geographic information systems and their roles in forest inventory; demonstrate confidence in applying inventory techniques under field conditions.
Content:
Photogrammetry and digital remote sensing in forestry for quantitative and qualitative evaluations at local, regional and national levels. Data processing and classification for geographic information systems. Multi-stage, multi-phase and variable probability sampling methods for forest inventories. Land evaluation. Principles of design and management of multi-resource inventories.
Assessment:
One written examination (3 hours) at the end of the course. Smaller tests may be administered during the progress of the course. Marks will be given for assignments. The timetable and weighting for assessment components will be published at the start of the course.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 23)
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