PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF GPS SURVEYING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MATH 211 , 217, 221 , or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the current abilities, future potential, and limiting factors of GPS surveys. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Assess the tradeoff between accuracy and cost. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Summarize examples of applications of GPS surveying. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Design and implement a small field project using GPS surveying. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Assess quantitatively statistical precision and calibrated accuracy. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the current abilities, future potential, and limiting factors of GPS surveys. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Assess the tradeoff between accuracy and cost. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Summarize examples of applications of GPS surveying. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Design and implement a small field project using GPS surveying. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Assess quantitatively statistical precision and calibrated accuracy. Audience: Graduate