Detailed study of modern surveying instruments such as total stations, GPS, GNSS, and laser scanners. Instruction on methods for collecting, processing, and analyzing spatial data.
LECTURE 2 (CH13)
SHAPE OF EARTH
Shape is an ellipsoid
Radius of equator is larger than at poles
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Geoid is a surface at msl, perpendicular to direction of gravity
Ellipsoid is obtained by revolving ellipse around Earth's polar axis
Ellipsoid:
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FUNDAMENTALS OF GEODESY
Deals with measurement and representation of Earth
Major disciplines
o Precision positioning - satellite geodesy
o Geoid determination - physical geodesy
o Geodynamics - integrated geodesy
Geodetic surveying: Curves surface of Earth considered by doing calcs on an ellipsoid
Plane surveying: surface of ellipsoid approximated by a plane
Geodetic surveys: relative positions of widely spaced monuments
Control surveys: Establish horizontal and vertical positions
, o Horizontal: determine geodetic latitude, geodetic longitudes
o Vertical: Determine elevations (benchmarks) for a network of reference monuments
o Cutting plane of a meridian: Passes through point P and north/south poles
Longitude:
REPRESENTATION OF DISTANCES AND ANGLES ON EARTHS SURFACE
Latitude vs longitude:
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COORDINATE S
SYSTEMS AND DATUMS
Coordinate Systems:
o Cartesian
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