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Course Name	Turkish	Fiziksel Jeodezi
	English	Physical Geodesy
Course Code	GEO 401E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	2	2	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Volkan Özbey
Course Objectives		The main aim of this course is to provide students for gaining the use of modelling the earth’s shape, gravity field (and changes) with temporal changes using various data and methods and applying these models in specific geodetic studies.
Course Description		In this course subjects in physical geodesy such as the analysis and modelling the parameters of the earth and earth’s gravity field with temporal changes is covered. The use of a national precise geoid model in geodetic infrastructure and in engineering applications is important. Geoid models are today important components of national geodetic infrastructure and determination and use are subjects of the geomatics engineering applications. In the course, terrestrial and satellite data and methods used in the calculation of the geoid model and earth’s gravity field are mentioned following the introduction of the basics of physical geodesy. Then it is continued on the selection and the use of geoid modelling method in practice by examining the relationships between the definition of the height systems and the functions of parameters regarding the earth’s gravity field in geodesy.
Course Outcomes		Students who complete the course successfully are able to; CLO 1 Expresses the concepts to understand and apply subject of the physical geodesy 2 Uses the earth gravity field parameters in geodesy Classifies the height systems 3 Decides the required height system in an application based on spatial data 4 Computes and uses precise geoid model to transform GNSS heights to orthometric heights, analyses the transformation results, and reports 5 Compute the geoid model using various methods, compare results, analyses 6 Examine the contribution of technology on the determination of the earth gravity field parameters, explain the earth gravity field satellite and features 7 Examines, interprets, and applies the current regulation articles to produce geoid models and point elevations in national vertical datum 8 Uses software and knowledge based on programming languages logically in the computations of earth gravity field parameters Obtains data, computes earth gravity field parameters, and makes use of the computations interfaces developed by international services based on database and network
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Textbook		Torge, Wolfgang, Jürgen Müller, and Roland Pail. Geodesy. de Gruyter, 2023. Heiskanen WA, Moritz H, “Physical Geodesy”, WH Freeman San Fransisco, 1967, 364 syf. Prof. Dr. Tevfik Ayan, Prof. Dr. Rasim Deniz Fiziksel Jeodezi Ders Notu
Other References		Hofmann-Wellenhof B, Moritz H., “Physical Geodesy”, Springer, 2006. 403 syf. Büyük Ölçekli Harita ve Harita Bilgileri Üretim Yönetmeliği, 2005 Sanso F, Sideris MG, Geoid Determination Theory and Methods, Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences, Springer Verlag, 734 syf. Sanches L (ed) “Vertical Datum and Height Systems” IAG Symposia Series, Springer-Verlag, 353 syf.

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