Perm State University and Perm Agro-Technological University: experience of joint field training practices for students of natural scientific faculties

DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2019-2-25-406-412

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About the Authors

Ekaterina S. Cherepanova

Perm State University,
Bukireva st., 15, 614990, Perm, Russia,
E-mail: cherepanova_es@rambler.ru

Matvey A. Alyoshin

Perm State Agrarian and Technological University,
Petropavlovskaya st., 23, 614000, Perm, Russia,
E-mail: matvei0704@mail.ru

Mikhail D. Khudorozhkov

Perm State University,
Bukireva st., 15, 614990, Perm, Russia,
E-mail: mishahudor@yandex.ru

Abstract

The main task of modern educational process in higher education is to maximize the theoretical learning on any discipline of the curriculum to its applied aspects. The most important condition for successful mastering of the basic educational program of higher education of any direction is the sequence of mastering by students all its parts—disciplines, practices and state final attestation. Educational practices for students of natural science faculties of higher educational institutions (in our case, students of the Faculty of Geography of PSU and students of the Faculty of Soil Science, Agrochemistry, Ecology and Commodity Studies of PSATU), whose educational activities are related to research of the natural and anthropogenic environment by various methods, occupy a special place. The main purpose of this type of practice is to acquire primary skills and to consolidate theoretical knowledge obtained in the course of theoretical training. Such practices, as a rule, are held on some educational and scientific bases, training and experimental farms, hospitals, where the reference natural and anthropogenic elements are present, and basic and modern data processing technologies are used.

With the efforts of the teachers of the Perm State National Research University (PSU) and the Perm Agro-Technological University (PSATU), a joint field training project was implemented. The main goal of such initiative is to involve students from different areas of training in a full cycle of production activities of an enterprise working with spatial data, from the collection and analysis of primary spatial data to the issuance of a completed cartographic product.

Within the framework of the practice, field and cameral work was planned and carried out at one of the largest agricultural enterprises of Perm Region, the main activity of which is cattle breeding, meat and dairy cattle breeding, and the cultivation of leguminous and cereal crops. The result of the work is presented in cartographic works—cartograms of soil fertility indicators.

Keywords

precision agriculture, GIS-technology, the mapping of the agrochemical indicators

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For citation: Cherepanova E.S., Alyoshin M.A., Khudorozhkov M.D. Perm State University and Perm Agro-Technological University: experience of joint field training practices for students of natural scientific faculties. InterCarto. InterGIS. GI support of sustainable development of territories: Proceedings of the International conference. Moscow: Moscow University Press, 2019. V. 25. Part 2. P. 406–412. DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2019-2-25-406-412 (in Russian)