The is a German-Canadian course offer taking place in October 2022. This course is open to students of the marine and environmental sciences.
Duration: 2-week intensive course (Monday, 17 October – Friday, 28 October 2022)
Evaluation: graded, 5 ECTS
Total workload: 150 hrs
Contact time: 40 hrs
Independent study: 110 hrs (mapping, report writing)
Delivery: a blend of on-line interactive/synchronous training plus asynchronous learning activities
Teaching language: English
Course content: The GEOMAR-CREATE Seafloor Mapping School provides intensive introductory training in seafloor geology and remote predictive geological mapping techniques. Students are introduced to data compilation and integration, accessing data repositories, how to process different data sets such as multibeam bathymetry and geophysical data, how to set up map projects in a GIS with the relevant data management tools and editors, and how to interpret the compiled data in terms of the geological attributes of the seafloor. Students learn how to construct a geological map legend, create relevant map layers, including regional time-stratigraphic models, and undertake geodynamic reconstructions of large areas of the oceans. The first four days of the Mapping School are an introduction to marine geology and seabed mapping. The remaining 5-6 days consist of practical exercises, lectures, and discussions.
Learning outcomes: Students will learn how to compile and integrate geospatial data sets in their mapping projects, accessing various data repositories and be able to identify and understand key datasets for mapping. Students will learn to interpret data to construct a geological seafloor map and according legend. (keywords: - GIS proficiency, - understanding data archives and protocols, - seabed mapping technologies and applications, - data processing, - navigation, - geophysical and geological data interpretation for seabed mapping).
Registration deadline: 1 September 2022. Successful applicants will be notified by 15 September 2022.
To register send an email to Anna Krätschell (akraetschell@geomar.de) with a short motivation.
