Course Details
Geodesy in Civil Engineering
Academic Year 2026/27
BEA101 course is part of 10 study plans
BPC-SIS / S / S-EVB Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / S / S-TZB Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / S / S-TŘS Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / S / S-KSS Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / E / E-EKR Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / E / E-MI Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / S / S-NPS Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / K Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / M Summer Semester 3rd year
BPC-SIS / V Summer Semester 3rd year
Professional Knowledge
The importance of geodesy in construction. Coordinate systems, reference frames, and height systems in the Czech Republic and the EU.
Angular, distance, and height measurements, geodetic calculations. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
Methods of collecting spatial data – geodetic, GNSS, terrestrial and aerial laser scanning, mobile mapping systems.
Construction staking, control measurements, determining shifts and deformations, special surveying tasks.
Real estate cadastre, obtaining information from the Cadastre of Real Estates.
Cartography, national mapping works, geographic information systems (GIS), building information modeling (BIM).
Credits
3 credits
Language of instruction
Czech
Semester
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
Entry Knowledge
Basics of math and physics, especially trigonometric functions.
Aims
Basics of Geodesy for Construction. A student will get familiar with the basics of geodesy for construction, the methods used, practical applications, and how to use the knowledge gained.
Basic Literature
Staněk, V: Geodézia v stavebníctve, JAGA group, 2007, 110 s., ISBN 978-80-8076-048-9, 2007, KIC FAST. (CZ) (cs)
Maršík, Z.: Surveying. Geodézie pro stavební inženýry. VUT Brno, 1997, KIC FAST. (CZ) (cs)
Michalčák, O., Vosika, O., Veselý, M., Novák, Z. – Inžinierska geodézia II, ALFA Bratislava 1990, ISBN 80-05-00678-0 (CZ) (sk)
Recommended Reading
Prerequisites
Basics of math and physics, especially trigonometric functions.
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Exercise
13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory
Self-study
39 weeks, 1 hours/week, elective