Course Details

Geodesy

Academic Year 2023/24

IE51 course is part of 1 study plan

D-K-C-GK / GAK Winter Semester 1st year

Fundamentals of physical and geometrical geodesy. Development of electronic geodetic instruments. Theoretical principles of electronic theodolites, distance meters, levelling instruments, satellite and inertial systems. Testing of electronic geodetic instruments. Atmospheric refraction influences in geodetic measurements. Automation of measurements and data processing. Data corrections and reductions to projection planes. Integrated measuring systems. Fundamentals of 3D geodesy. Local and global coordinate systems. Coordinate transformations. Quality analysis of identical points and accuracy of measurement results. Analysis of special software products for all principal kinds of surveying tasks. Metrology in geodesy.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

Construction and testing advanced instruments and measurement systems.
Quality analysis of measured data.

Syllabus

1. General principles of physical and geometric geodesy. Theory and testing of electronic geodetic instruments.
2. Atmospheric refraction influences in geodetic measurements.
3. Automation of measurements and data processing. Data corrections and reductions to projection plane.
4. Integrated measuring systems. Principles of 3D geodesy.
5. Transformation of coordinates, qualitu analysis of identical points and transformation results.
6. Software tools for principal types of geodetic works, analysis. Metrology in geodesy.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of survey and calculation approaches in geodesy.
Adjustment of network and thery of errors.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

8 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

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. General principles of physical and geometric geodesy. Theory and testing of electronic geodetic instruments. 2. Atmospheric refraction influences in geodetic measurements. 3. Automation of measurements and data processing. Data corrections and reductions to projection plane. 4. Integrated measuring systems. Principles of 3D geodesy. 5. Transformation of coordinates, qualitu analysis of identical points and transformation results. 6. Software tools for principal types of geodetic works, analysis. Metrology in geodesy.