Geomatics Engineering Design and Communication

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Design and implementation of topographic surveys: survey specifications, equipment calibration, reconnaissance, design of survey control points, resection, traversing, differential levelling, and mapping. Error analysis, error figures and error visualization using a graphical approach. Principles of cartography: design, constraints and planning, generation and production of topographic maps. UTM and 3TM co-ordinates. Computer-aided survey mapping and digital data generation. Communication of geomatics engineering information: technical reports, field notes, and graphical data representation. Prerequisite(s): Geomatics Engineering 343 and 363. Corequisite(s): 3 units from Engineering 213, Communications Studies 363, or Strategy and Global Management 217. Notes: Field work prior to the start of classes will be required.