Course Details
Geodesy I
Academic Year 2022/23
GE01 course is part of 2 study plans
B-P-C-GK Winter Semester 1st year
B-K-C-GK Winter Semester 1st year
Elementary terms related to geodesy and geodetic basics, measuring of directions and angles, direction in space and its components- horizontal and vertical direction, experiments for measuring- theodolite’s construction and construction of its parts, measuring methods of horizontal, vertical directions (angles), errors of measured directions and angles. Centering of measured directions and angles. Measuring of distances with tape. Indirect trigonometric distance measurement. Electronic distance meters, Indirect optical and parallactic distance measuring methods. Errors and accuracy of measured distances. Conversion of measuring data to plane of reference. Processing of geodetic data - basic coordinate computation.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
Getting an overview of subjects of geodesy. Acquaintance with basic principles, methods and processing of geodetic angle and distance measurements.
Knowledge
Student gets an overview of geodesy. Acquaintance with basic principles, methods and processing of geodetic angle and distance measurements. Student gets an overview of terminology for consequential courses.
Syllabus
1. Elementary terms and principles of geodesy.
2. Simple surveying tools and their using.
3. Theodolite - constructional parts.
4. Measurement of horizontal directions and angles.
5. Measurement of vertical angles.
6. Distance mesurement - principles and methods, Indirect optical distance measurement.
7. Taping. Indirect trigonometric distance measurement.
8. Parallactic distance measurement, elektronic distance measurement.
9. Electronic distance meters .
10. Conversion of measuring data to plane of reference.
11. Coordinate computation 1.
12. Coordinate computation 2.
13. Transformation.
The course is full of lectures available on the e-learning on Moodle.
Prerequisites
Elementary knowledge of mathematics, geometry and physics. Basic knowledge of terminology and descriptions of the landscape orientation in the field.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
8 credits
Semester
winter
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
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
Lecture
13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Elementary terms and principles of geodesy. 2. Simple surveying tools and their using. 3. Theodolite - constructional parts. 4. Measurement of horizontal directions and angles. 5. Measurement of vertical angles. 6. Distance mesurement - principles and methods, Indirect optical distance measurement. 7. Taping. Indirect trigonometric distance measurement. 8. Parallactic distance measurement, elektronic distance measurement. 9. Electronic distance meters . 10. Conversion of measuring data to plane of reference. 11. Coordinate computation 1. 12. Coordinate computation 2. 13. Transformation.
The course is full of lectures available on the e-learning on Moodle.
Exercise
13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Elementary terms and principles of geodesy.
2. Simple surveying tools and their using.
3. Theodolite - constructional parts.
4. Measurement of horizontal directions and angles.
5. Measurement of vertical angles.
6. Distance mesurement - principles and methods for tape measurement.
7. Elektronic distance measurement - total station.
8. Parallactic distance measurement.
9. Conversion of measuring data to plane of reference.
10. Coordinate computation 1.
11. Coordinate computation 2.
12. Recapitulation.
13. Credit.