Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a course titled "Etablering af digitale grundkort" (Making Digital Maps) as part of its Bachelor's program in Geography and Geoinformatics.

Course Description

The course provides a theoretical and practical introduction to methods for establishing digital base maps. This includes:

• Establishing a reference frame, map projection, and coordinate system
• Measuring with GNSS equipment and mobile GIS
• Creating digital data in vector format by digitizing objects from orthophotos, satellite images, or other forms of remote sensing data
• Organizing digital geodata in databases
• Establishing topology in digital geodata
• Cartographic layout in digital maps
• Publishing digital maps to WebGIS
• Interactive WebGIS solutions

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

• Detail measurement with different types of GNSS equipment and mobile GIS applications
• Georeferencing of digital geodata without a defined coordinate system and establishing topologically controlled digital vector maps in GIS from detail measurements
• Establishing topologically controlled digital vector maps in GIS from data established through digitization of objects in aerial photographs/orthophotos/satellite images
• Cartographic principles and methods for communicating digital maps on different platforms (WebGIS, DesktopGIS, or print)

Skills

• Explain the definition of a spatial reference for data collected in the field, so they can be coordinated with a view to storage in a GIS
• Explain the choice and application of transformation tools in adapting data to different reference systems
• Perform georeferencing of data from different sources (aerial photographs, satellite images, scanned maps)
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using different methods and equipment for collecting geodata in the field
• Use measurement equipment to record the location of field data in both natural and cultural geography
• Apply topological methods to establish topologically correct digital maps
• Apply cartographic methods and principles with a view to visualizing maps on different platforms

Competences

• Choose the right measurement equipment for collecting location data in the field
• Combine the collected data with other digital geodata
• Extract vector data from other digital data sources, such as databases, aerial photographs, and satellite images
• Establish topologically correct digital base maps that can be used in GIS analyses
• Communicate digital maps on different platforms targeted at different users

Course Materials

See the course homepage on Absalon

Recommended Prerequisites

To follow the teaching, a professional level corresponding to the BSc in Geography & Geoinformatics program's compulsory courses is recommended

Teaching Methods

The teaching takes place through exercises and fieldwork. The teaching plan appears on the course homepage on Absalon

Notes

The course is one in a series of limited elective courses that give students the opportunity to tone their education in natural geography, social geography, geoinformatics, or environmental geography, in this case, geoinformatics

Workload

• Category
• Hours
• Preparation (estimated)
  • 152
• Theoretical exercises
  • 42
• Fieldwork
  • 12
• Total
  • 206

Feedback

Collective Ongoing feedback during the teaching process

There is collective and individual feedback on the students' presentations of selected topics from the curriculum

There is ongoing collective and individual feedback on assignments worked on during classes

Enrollment

Self-service on KUnet

As a merit student - click here!

As a single-course student (further education) - click here!

Examination

Points

• 7.5 ECTS Examination Form
• Written submission, ongoing
• Oral exam, 20 minutes

Examination Details

• The written assignment is prepared ongoing and submitted before the exam week. The oral exam takes its starting point in the assignment and includes the curriculum. The exam is without preparation. The assessment is based on a combined evaluation of the written and oral performance Aids
• No aids allowed Assessment Form
• 7-point scale Censorship Form
• No external censorship
• Multiple internal assessors

Re-examination

Identical to the ordinary examination

The student has the following options:

If the written assignment is assessed to have an unacceptable level, the student submits a new or edited assignment at their own discretion

If the written assignment is assessed to have an acceptable level, the student submits an edited assignment or resubmits the unedited assignment from the ordinary examination at their own discretion

The assignment must be submitted before the re-examination week. The oral exam takes its starting point in the assignment and includes the curriculum. The assessment is based on a combined evaluation of the written and oral performance

Assessment Criteria

Reference is made to the learning objectives

Course Information

Language

• Danish Course Code
• NGEA04051U Points
• 7.5 ECTS Level
• Bachelor Duration
• 1 block Placement
• Block 4 Schedule Group
• A (Tuesday 8-12 + Thursday 8-17)

Course Capacity

• 22
  There may be fewer places if you enroll during the late enrollment period (BA and KA) or as a merit or single-course student

The course is also offered for further education

Study Board

• Study Board for Geosciences and Planning

Offering Institute

• Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management

Offering Faculty

• Faculty of Science

Course Responsible

• Bjarne Fog ()