Course Details
Geodesy in Civil Engineering
Academic Year 2026/27
BEA101-K course is part of 1 study plan
BKC-SIS Summer Semester 3rd year
The importance of geodesy in construction. Coordinate systems, reference frames, and height systems in the Czech Republic and the EU.
Angular, linear, and height measurements, geodetic calculations. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
Methods of collecting spatial data – geodetic, GNSS, terrestrial and airborne laser scanning, mobile mapping systems.
Setting out buildings, control measurements, determining shifts and deformations, special surveying tasks.
Real estate cadastre, obtaining information from the Cadastre.
Cartography, national mapping, 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 the use of 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
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
4 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Self-study
70 weeks, 1 hours/week