New developments for the professional education in hydrography at HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU)
Andree, Peter ... [et al.]
For twenty years the seaport Hamburg has offered a study program for hydrography students. Since several years the course is certified by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) as a Category A course. In the beginning of 2006 the Hamburg University of Applied Sciencess changed to HafenCity University, Hamburgg (HCU). In February 2006, the first Master of Science graduates left the university. The working and research group Hydrography mainly uses two vessels for education. One of them, the Level-A, has been constructed mainly for educational and research purposes. The equipment on board consists of a modular system including precise GPS positioning and attitude determination, precise INS attitude determination, multibeam echosounder and a parametric sediment echosounder. The students learn processing of the data with different tools like CARIS-HIPS and in projects and investigations for coastal zone management with ESRI products. However, professional education should approach practical applications. A newly founded company takes on one hand advantage of the equipment and on the other hand helps the university financing the use of the survey vessels and to give their students an insight into practical surveys.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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