SURV6410
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Satellite PositioningTheory of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning. Understanding of fundamental GNSS observables (pseudorange and carrier phases), baseline processing, network adjustment, and coordinate transformation (site calibration). Practice of post-processing system and real-time kinematic positioning.Astronomical PositioningIntroduction to astronomical coordinate system and time system (sidereal, solar, and atomic times). A concept of astronomical coordinate (azimuth, latitude and longitude) determination from star observations.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Derive spatial information from satellite based surveying observations using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
2. Compute spatial information using celestial and satellite co-ordinate systems.
3. Transform data between, and present data in, co-ordinates based on ellipsoidal and level surfaces.
4. Conduct research and apply to practical problems.
Content
Astronomical Positioning
•Introduction to relative movements of earth, sun and stars
•Astronomical co-ordinate systems; time; star almanac; refraction
•Azimuth determination from sun observations and star observations in detail
•Latitude and longitude determination in principle, with emphasis on error minimisation
Satellite Positioning
•Theory of precise positioning using GPS series satellites
•Practice of precise positioning using GPS series satellites
Assumed knowledge
Content covered in courses: SURV2220 Surveying Methods and Equipment and SURV2230 Surveying Techniques and Computations (previously SURV2180 and SURV2340), and SURV3510 Geodesy 1.
Assessment items
Report: GNSS Assignment - Fast Static Survey
Written Assignment: GNSS Assignment - RTK Survey
Quiz: In-class Quiz
Report: Research Investigation
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Field Study-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 30 hour(s) per term
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- NOTE: The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis and will be confirmed in the course outline handed to students in Week 1.
Lecture-2
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- NOTE: The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis and will be confirmed in the course outline handed to students in Week 1.
Practical-1
- Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 3 week(s) starting in week 5
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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