INS 232E - Surveying

Course Objectives

To improve the skills about, land survey, topographic measurements and applications.
To improve the skills about map use, cartometric evaluation on maps
To improve the skills about producing topographic maps.

Course Description

The concepts of physical earth, coordinate systems, projection and map information with surveying and surveying error. Terrestrial and satellite based surveying methods like GNSS and remote sensing and the modern surveying instruments used in those methods. Leveling measurements, profile and cross sections calculations with area and volume calculations. The concept of Geographic Information System and the usage areas. Photogrammetric surveying methods. Deformation Measurements. Information extraction from classic maps and application of those at the field or laboratory.