Curricula

Objective

The student knows how the satellite system works as a GPS data provider in different situations.
The student is able to combine location and information with GIS program.
He is able to obtain material from different sources and is able to classify, modify, and illustrate their properties.
The student is able to utilize the spatial data of different sectors of the bioeconomy and attach them to their own terrain objects, as well as to illustrate and present the results in an illustrative way.
Students are able to utilize the spatial information program in a variety of ways and to evaluate their own and other skills while applying different functions.

Content

Location information as part of GPS systems
QGIS program as editor and aggregator of spatial data.
Basics of spatial data sets, their download functions
Attaching your own places and information to open map materials available, for example:
The National Land Survey of Finland, Statistics Finland, The Geological Survey of Finland,
The Finnish Environment Center, the Finnish Forestry Center



Geographic information systems and their use
Spatial data analyzes from existing data

Qualifications

Sufficient ability of using the Internet and computer programs. Basic use of Excel is a key skill in this study.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient: 1
Students are able to describe their own words about satellite systems as GPS data producers.
The student is able to combine location and information with the freeze information program
He / she is able to obtain material from the designated source and is able to classify the material.
The student knows the geo-scientific data of the bio-economy and connects them to their own terrain objects, as well as to describe and present the results.
The student is able to utilize the spatial information program and to evaluate satisfactorily his / her own and also other skills.

Satisfactory: 2
The student generally explains how the satellite system works as a producer of GPS data.
The student is able to combine places and information with a GIS program and is able to illustrate this knowledge.
He / she is able to obtain material from the designated source and is able to classify, their attributes.
The student is able to use geo-data materials in the bio-economy and link them to their own terrain objects, as well as to describe and present the results.
The student is able to utilize the spatial information program and reasonably evaluate his own and other skills while applying the features of the program in different situations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good: 3
The student explains in essence how the satellite system works as a GPS data provider in different situations.
The student is able to combine location and information with the GIS program and is able to illustrate this competence in different tasks.
He is able to obtain material from different sources and is able to classify, modify, and illustrate their properties.
The student is able to utilize the geospatial data of various sectors of the bioeconomy and to link them to their own terrain objects and to describe and present the results.
The student is able to utilize the spatial information program and also to evaluate his own and other skills while applying the features of the program in different situations.

Very Good: 4
The student will explain, by way of example, how the satellite system works as a GPS data provider in different situations.
The student is able to combine location and information with the GIS program and is able to demonstrate very versatile this expertise in different tasks.
He is able to obtain material from different sources and is able to classify, modify, and illustrate their properties in different ways.
The student is able to utilize the spatial data of different sectors of the bioeconomy and link them to their own terrain objects and to illustrate and present the results in an illustrative way.
The student is able to utilize the spatial information program and also to evaluate excellently his / her own and other skills while applying the program features in different situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent: 5
The student explains how the satellite system works as a GPS data provider in different situations.
The student is able to combine location and information with the GIS program and is able to apply this knowledge in different tasks.
He or she can independently acquire materials from different sources and be able to classify, modify, and illustrate their features in a variety of ways.
The student is able to utilize the spatial data of different sectors of the bioeconomy and link them to their own terrain objects, as well as to illustrate and present the results in a truly illustrative way.