EAE4066 Applied geophysics and earth imaging
Faculty of Science
EAE4066 Applied geophysics and earth imaging is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before EAE4066
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EAE4066
No unit lists EAE4066 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This course will introduce the concept of a GIS as a problem solving technology within the geosciences and is designed to provide practical experience in the processing of regional geophysical datasets for the purpose of undertaking geological interpretation.
Specific topics will include map projections and georeferencing, distortions in image data, raster and vector data models, incorporating digital terrain models and geophysical data, introduction to boolean logic and functions, data accuracy and access issues and limitations of GIS. The course is designed to allow you to go through step-by-step methodologies of processing data, interpretation techniques, and modelling of geophysical data.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Concepts of spatial analysis using GISWritten50%
- Determining Geology from Geophysics - Mount Isa Inlier, QLDDemonstration30%
- Using deep earth imaging techniquesDemonstration20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
An ability to identify the kind of digital information and software most appropriate to solving different geological problems.
- 2
An opportunity to demonstrate their ability to work with state-of-the-art geological data sets in digital form.
- 3
Confidence and competence to interrogate geological problems employing modern digital techniques.
- 4
Equip students with discipline-specific knowledge and expertise appropriate for post-graduate research in the field; equip students with discipline-specific knowledge and expertise enabling them to take their place as professional geologists in industry or government organisations;
- 5
Develop skills to process regional geophysical datasets, develop strategies to interpret geology from regional aeromagnetic and gravity data, integrate geological data into the geophysical interpretation, practical experience in geophysical interpretation and best practices in modeling geophysical data.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities42 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- 28 hours of lectures,
- 42 hours of practicals,
- 16 hours of independent study
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Laurent Ailleres
- Dr Angela Afonso Rodrigues
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Angela Afonso Rodrigues
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EAE4066?
EAE4066 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EAE4066 offered?
In 2025, EAE4066 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Does EAE4066 have an exam?
No. EAE4066 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.