The school covered all the topics that are necessary to produce high-quality planetary cartography:
- Introduction to planetary body mapping specific aspects processes and features
- Basics of remote sensing and multispectral data exploitation
- GIS usage, based on QGIS Open Source software (project creation, digitalization, and layout)
- Practical collaborative mapping with dedicated instructor on each planetary body (1 full day each)
- Principles of crater counting
- Geologic cross section and stratigraphic sections creation
- Seminars and talks from invited international guests
The school comprised
frontal lectures,
practical demonstrations and
group-work activities for practicing mapping on the Moon, Mercury and Mars.
Here available the detailed program for the Planetary geologic mapping winter school 2022.