Introduction to Geological Mapping

History of geological mapping
Types of geological maps
Fundamentals of geodesy and cartography
National cartography of the Republic of Slovenia: an overview of available spatial data
Fundamentals of GNNS technology and its application in geological fieldwork
Methods and approaches to geological mapping
Auxiliary methods and technological aids: drilling, geophysical surveying, geodetic surveying, photogrammetry, LIDAR, photogeology and remote sensing, digital geological mapping
Moving about in the field
Safety rules for geological fieldwork
Ethical guidelines for geological fieldwork
Fieldwork documentation: field maps, field notebooks, photography, sampling
Defining lithological units and mapping their boundaries, structural data collection
Geological map symbology and standards
Creating final interpretation, fair copy maps, geological sections.