Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)
GEODETIC SURVEYINGVGMA01

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. VGMA01 overlap following cours/es: TEK270. Compulsory for: L2. Course coordinator: Lars Ollvik, lars.ollvik@tft.lth.se, Inst f teknik och samhälle. Assessment: Written exam, satisfactory assignments and participation in field exercises.

Aim
The aim of the course is to provide in-depth knowledge of concepts and methods in geodetic surveying, and photogrammetry. The course creates an understanding of the interconnections of geodesy, map projections and geodetic surveying.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Explain the fundamental principles of geomatics

Understand and formulate solutions to different practical problems according to the rules and norms.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Apply the methodology to solve geodetic problems in plane and levelling measurements.

Carry out simpler levelling measurements with the help of ordinary least squares (OLS)

Carry out simpler practical field work.

Contents
Contents
The fundamental principles and definitions of geodesy, map projections, control point surveying, transformations, plane and levelling measurements, theory of errors and tolerances.

Literature
Ollvik, L. och Gunnarsson, J.: ”Kompendium i geodetisk mätningsteknik, Allmän kurs” Avd för Geodetisk mätningsteknik, LTH, Lund.
”Formelsamling i geodesi med kartteknik” Avd för Geodetisk mätningsteknik, LTH, Lund