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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
OMAP 3201 (Applications of Underwater
Acoustic Data)
This course will provide the student with a basic knowledge of
the scientific, engineering, military, and resources managementrelated
uses of underwater acoustic data. Students will be
exposed to the terminology, concepts and background related
to the various disciplines that are currently using underwater
acoustic data. Students will develop a general understanding
of the needs of various consumers of underwater acoustic data
and will be informed on current research trends and engineering
applications of the technology. Students will also learn to
independently carry a small research project using acoustic data.
The Development of Underwater Acoustics; Scientific
Applications of Underwater Acoustic Data; Engineering
Applications of Underwater Acoustic Data; Resource
Management Applications of Underwater Acoustic Data; Military
Applications of Underwater Acoustic Data; Future Directions in
Underwater Acoustic Data Application
Prerequisites - ONGR 1200 (Descriptive Oceanography); or
equivalent; ONGR 2107 (Marine Geology and Geophysics); or
equivalent; OMAP 2200 (Sidescan Sonar and Seismic Remote
Sensing); or equivalent; OMAP 2201 (Multibeam Sonar); or
equivalent
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours per week = 39 total hours
Laboratories - 2 hours once per week = 26 total hours
OMAP 3300 (Survey Design and Implementation)
This is a practical field course on-board a hydrographic survey
vessel. Students will experience planning and managing a
hydrographic survey. Students will build upon the skills gained
in OMAP 2300 through further experience in safely deploying
and operating hydrographic data collection systems. Students
will collect, evaluate, and format hydrographic data for the postprocessing
delivery stage.
Marine Safety and Vessel Orientation; Hydrographic Survey
Planning; Vessel Navigation; Calibration of Data Collection
Systems; Single Beam Sonar Data Collection; Sub Bottom
Profiler Data Collection; Side Scan Sonar Data Collection;
Multibeam Sonar Data Collection; Shoreline Feature Positioning;
Data Delivery
Prerequisites - OMAP 2300 (Field Deployment and Data
Collection); OMAP 2301 (Data Processing and Visualization)
Co-requisite - OMAP 3301 (Advanced Data Processing and
Visualization)
Duration - 7 hours/day for 5 days
OMAP 3301 (Advanced Data Processing and
Visualization)
This course builds upon knowledge and skills gained in OMAP
2301 and provides the student with opportunities for further
practice and advanced application of the technical capabilities
associated with acoustic data processing and visualization.
Echosounder Data Processing; Uncertainty Surface Production;
Positioning Data Processing; Metadata Attribution; Statistical
Analysis; Data Visualization and Dissemination
Prerequisites - OMAP 2300 (Field Deployment and Data
Collection); OMAP 2301 (Data Processing and Visualization)
Co-requisite - OMAP 3300 (Survey Design and Implementation)
Duration - 7 hours/day for 5 days
OMAP 3400 (Ocean Mapping Data Management)
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity
to develop an understanding of marine data collection and
management. It will encompass the vast array of data pertaining
to the dynamic marine environment. Students will produce
metadata that is compliant with ocean mapping standards and
will collect, interpret and disseminate temporal and spatial data
sets pertaining to multidimensional marine data types.
Data Management, Marine Points, Marine Lines, Marine Surface
Data, Ancillary Marine Data
Prerequisites - GEOG 3101 (Mapping and GIS); GEOG
3200 (Remote Sensing); OMAP 2200 (Side Scan Sonar and
Geophysical Remote Sensing); and OMAP 2201 (Multibeam
Sonar)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours per week = 39 total hours
Laboratories - 2 hours once per week = 26 total hours
ONGR 1200 (Descriptive Oceanography)
This course is designed to introduce students to the physical
principles that create oceanographic processes and to provide an
integrated view of the whole field of oceanography. A theoretical
introduction to the equipment used in ocean research will be
provided.
Introduction to Oceanography; Physical Properties of the Ocean;
Chemical Properties of the Ocean; Biological Properties of the
Ocean; Atmospheric Effects; Currents; Waves; Tides.
Co-requisite - PHYS 1200 (Physics)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
ONGR 1201 (Meteorology I)
This is an introductory course which teaches fundamental
meteorological theory and links the concepts to shipboard
practice.
The Atmosphere; Transfer of Heat; Temperature; Atmospheric
Moisture and Changes of State; Atmospheric Instability/Stability;
Fog; Clouds; Precipitation; Thunderstorms; Pressure and
Pressure Systems; Winds and Weather Charts.
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 4 hours/week = 52 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week every other week = 12 hours total
Single Beam Echosounder Data Processing; Sub Bottom Profiler
Data Processing; Side Scan Sonar Data Processing; Multibeam
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