Course Outline

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Schedule

Weeks 1–3

• Surveying in relation to engineering and construction
• Implementing survey data management (I.E. GIS, BIM) techniques
• Generating survey contracts and recording keeping

Weeks 4–6

• Basics of geodesy, including performing calculations using angles, distances, and trigonometry
• Least squares adjustments uses, theory, calculations, basic closure computations
• Leveling and total station calculations including calculating percent grades
• Construction surveying calculations for radial construction stakeout, area computations, earthwork, and volume computations

Weeks 7–9

• Horizontal and vertical curve computations
• Basics of geodesy and calculating 2D, 3D, horizontal and vertical positions with respect to appropriate geodetic datums
• Basic calculations for coordinate transformations using latitude and longitude
• Learning to differentiate between various map projections
• Learning to establish control for a given survey

Weeks 10–12

• Recognizing available satellite systems (GNSS)
• Explain and plan for a terrestrial laser scanning survey, a mobile laser scanning and mapping survey, hydrography, and an aerial laser scanning photogrammetry survey
• Recognize the equipment and field-to-finish software used for a terrestrial laser scanning survey, a mobile laser scanning and mapping survey, and an aerial laser scanning and photogrammetry survey 

This course outline is subject to change.