SURV6510
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
The course involves: 1. The fundamentals and modern concerns of geodesy, recent developments and applications of global and satellite geodesy; 2. The gravity field and how the gravity field of the earth affects surveying observations; 3. The geometry of the ellipsoid; 4. The principles of various global/satellite geodetic techniques; 5. Determination of geographical and map projection coordinates from geodetic observations; and 6. The concept of a geodetic datum and how to transform coordinates from one datum to another.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply an elementary understanding of the way the earth's gravity field affects surveying observations, and how these observations can be reduced from the earth's topography to the map.
2. Implement foundational knowledge of the geometry of the ellipsoid and of map projections.
3. Incorporate the Geocentric Datum of Australia, Australian Height Datum and Map Grid of Australia principles into geodetic surveying tasks.
4. Apply fundamental practice on establishing geodetic datum and transforming positions from datum to datum.
5. Apply industry standard practices to perform computations on the ellipsoid and map projection.
6. Apply practices of a nationally accepted set of technical standards and specifications for horizontal and vertical control surveys.
7. Identify, locate and use web-based resources for latest developments in geodesy.
8. Develop capability to research the literature and apply to practical problems.
Content
- The geoid, the ellipsoid and the earth's gravity field.
- Elementary geometry of the ellipsoid.
- Determination of geodetic position in terms of geographical coordinates.
- Map projections.
- Coordinate systems in Geodesy.
- Geodetic datum concepts and datum transformations.
- The Geocentric Datum of Australia.
- Standards and practices for control surveys in Australia.
Requisite
This course has similarities to SURV3510. If you have completed SURV3510 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
MATH2310 and Level 1 and 2 surveying courses.
Assessment items
In Term Test: Class Exam 1
In Term Test: Class Exam 2
Formal Examination: Formal Exam
Report: Research investigation
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-2
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Lecture-3
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- 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.
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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