GEOLOGICAL CARTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGEOLOGY LABORATORY
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: STEFANO CATALANOExpected Learning Outcomes
Abilities in:
drawing geological profiles at various scales.
Reading and interpreting geological maps from Southern Italy.
Know the official geological cartography of Italy.
Course Structure
Levelling of cultural background of students on specific topics of the course
Required Prerequisites
Fundaments of
Geology with practical activities on stratimetry
Physycal Geology and/0r Geography with practical activities on managing topographic maps
Stratigraphy
Use of GIS-based software
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Practical activities on reading and interpreting maps at different scales for:
reconstructing stratigraphic successions
realization of 2D stratigraphic diagrams
realization of 2D tectonic schemes
Practical activities for archiving of derived data in GIS environment
Practical activities on drawing geological profiles
Problem solving by use of surface and subsurface data
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Practical test on:
realization of geological profiles
solving a geological problem from reading geological maps
Oral test on:
commentary on the outcome of the practical test