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Module 6.1

Demonstrate an ability to apply basic orienteering and surveying techniques

Participants will be introduced to a variety of orienteering and surveying techniques. The course consists of online lectures and a short answers quiz. The participant must achieve a grade of at least 70% on the quiz to pass the module.

Module Objectives

  • Describe and explain the basics of a compass and a compass use, including about declination and how to find it, how to find a bearing from a map, the difference between a bearing and an azimuth.
  • Describe and explain GPS.
  • Describe elements of a map.
  • Explain the forest resource inventory in Ontario and the associated image products used in GIS.
  • Explain map projections.
  • Explain measuring distance using pacing, chains, string box, GPS.

Module Schedule

This course involves recorded lectures. See course content below to get started!

Course Content

Competency 1

  • Introduction to Competency 1

  • Navigation Tools

  • Measuring Distance

  • Orienteering and surveying techniques

Optional GIS Introduction

  • Introduction to the ArcGIS Interface

  • Example 1

  • Example 2

  • Projections

  • Locating Features of Interest

  • Creating a new feature

  • Editing Features

  • Map 1

  • Map 2