Course: Geodesy 3B

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Course title Geodesy 3B
Course code KGM/GE3B
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vodrážka Petr, doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
1. Elevations, their determination and referece surfaces Vertical control in the Czech Republic Monumentation of leveling stations Leveling data 2. Geometrical leveling Leveling instruments Leveling rods and tools Tests and rectification of leveling instruments Error sources in leveling Methods of leveling Computation and adjustment of elevations, accuracy parameter estimation Special hight measurements in engineering geodesy 3. Hydrostatic leveling 4. Trigonometric survey of elevations and relative heights Building height measurement Point height measurement Height difference between 2 points and corrections of trigonometric height difference Zenith angle measurement Trigonometric leveling 5. Barometric measurement of elevation 6. Methods of hypsometric survey Surface leveling Detailed survey of hypsometry - tacheometry 7. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Multimedia supported teaching, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 32 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with following problems: Elevations a their determination. Elevation system of the Czech Republic, monumentation of points. Levelling - tools and instruments, methods, errors and accuracy of levelling works. Trigonometric measurement of hights. Vertical angle measurement - instruments and tools. Elimination of systematic errors of zenith angle. Detailed survey of hypsometry - tacheometry, surface leveling. Hydrostatic levelling. Barometric levelling. Volume calculation.
teaching methods
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Interactive lecture
assessment methods
Oral exam
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Blažek, Radim; Skořepa, Zdeněk. Geodezie 30 : výškopis. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1999. ISBN 80-01-01598-X.
  • Čada, Václav. Geodézie - elektronické učební testy.
  • Nevosád Zdeněk, Vitásek Josef. Geodézie III. Brno, 2000.


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