Fundamentals of Surveying

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Basic surveying procedures: distance measurements by taping and EDM; angular observations; total station and elements of terrestrial laser scanning surveys; differential and trigonometric levelling. Precision and accuracy of survey observations. Computations: traversing and area; the direct and inverse geodetic problems in the plane; intersections; and similarity co-ordinate transformations. Route surveys. Setting out surveys. Prerequisite(s): 3 units from Digital Engineering 319, Engineering 319 or Geomatics Engineering 319.