Course Details

Geodesy and Cartography

Academic Year 2023/24

AE001 course is part of 1 study plan

​ B-P-C-APS (N) / APS Summer Semester 3rd year

Role of geodesy i building industry and architecture. Gedetic datums.
Global navigation satellite systems. Angel and distance measurements. Coordinate calculation. Determination of elevations. Digital terrain model. Mapping - geodetical methods. Setting out works. Determination of displacements and deformations of structures. Determination areas and volumes. Photogrammetric survey. Close range photogrammetry for architecture and documentation of cultural heritage. Terrestrial and airborne laser scanning.Mobile mapping systems.
Remote sensing. Cadastre of real estate. Fundamentals of cartography, map works in the Czech republic. Geographical information systems.

Course Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Vondrák, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Geodesy

Objective

To obtain knowledge of part of geodesy having relation to designing, realisation and documentation of bulilding structures.

Knowledge

The students obtain knowledge of part of geodesy, that can use for designing, realisation and documentation of bulilding structures.

Syllabus

1. The role of geodesy in the field architecture. Introduction, units, historical development.
2. Datums and controls in the Czech republic. Coordinate systems and reference frames. Global navigation satellite systems.
3. Direction, angel and distance measurements.Coordinate calculation.
4. Mapping - geodetical methods. Survey of building for reconstruction.Survey instruments.
5. Measurement of hights,digital terrain model.
6. Photogrammetric survey, close range photogrammetry.
7. Setting out works. Determination of displacements and deformations of structures. Determination areas and volumes.
8. Special works in civil engineering and industry.
9. Cadastre of real estates.
10. Laser scanning. Remote sensing.
11. Princeples of cartography. Maps in the Czech republic.
12. Geogaphical information systems. Building information model.
13. Test.

Prerequisites

Knowledges of secondery school

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/273878

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. The role of geodesy in the field architecture. Introduction, units, historical development. 2. Datums and controls in the Czech republic. Coordinate systems and reference frames. Global navigation satellite systems. 3. Direction, angel and distance measurements.Coordinate calculation. 4. Mapping - geodetical methods. Survey of building for reconstruction.Survey instruments. 5. Measurement of hights,digital terrain model. 6. Photogrammetric survey, close range photogrammetry. 7. Setting out works. Determination of displacements and deformations of structures. Determination areas and volumes. 8. Special works in civil engineering and industry. 9. Cadastre of real estates. 10. Laser scanning. Remote sensing. 11. Princeples of cartography. Maps in the Czech republic. 12. Geogaphical information systems. Building information model. 13. Test.