Course detail
Speleological Mapping
FAST-NEB052Acad. year: 2024/2025
Organization of speleologists in Czech Republic and in the world, specifics of speleological mapping, underground survey points, used measurement instruments and aids, specifics of magnetic azimuths measurement, procedure of documentation work, surveying methods, processing methods, field surveying in a karst cave, processsing.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Institute of Geodesy (GED)
Entry knowledge
Fundaments of geography and surveying. Methods of suveying in underground spaces.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Aims
Acquaintance with problems of karst phenomena, its classification and preservation. Getting practical knowledge in field of speleological mapping.
Student will be introduced with teoretical karsologie and practical speleologie, especially with speleological mapping. Student will create the map of part of cave.
Student will be introduced with teoretical karsologie and practical speleologie, especially with speleological mapping. Student will create the map of part of cave.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Not applicable.
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NPC-GK Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Exercise
26 hod., compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Purpose and content of the subject, requiements for obtaining the credit, information sources. Organization of field excursion. Organization of speleologists in Czech Republic and in the world. Specifics of speleological mapping. Underground survey points.
2. Used measurement instruments and aids.
3. Specifics of magnetic azimuths measurement. Procedure of documentation work, surveying methods.
4. Procedure of documentation work, processing methods.
5.-7. Field surveying in a karst cave.
8.-9. Processsing.
10. Checking fulfilment requirements and granting credits.