Marine Geomatics

3 Credits

An exploration of the technologies, concepts, and methods required to acquire, analyze, and manage geographic data used in seafloor mapping and imaging. Background on the capabilities and limitations of different data collection systems will be provided, as well as for the other types of sensors necessary to collect accurate information. Topics will include marine positioning, underwater acoustics, sonars, hydrographic standards, multibeam echosounder systems and hydrographic survey design.