Description:

Although a field technician may have followed proper sampling procedures and correctly label and log samples but, unless the location is precisely determined, interpretation of results or accurate future re-sampling are not possible. This course will teach you how to determine and represent spatial information essential to sampling campaigns and project management . Surveying follows established principles for locating points in space, creating lines between points and ultimately joining lines into polygons to represent features on the landscapes. Surveyors once accomplished this task with compasses and simple measuring devices. You will be using these plus advanced technologies including lasers and satellites to plot your landscape.