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Geodesy II

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 544-0073/06
Abbreviation G II
Course title Geodesy II
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Hana Staňková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the Theory of Heights.
2. Vertical Control Network, Classification, History of Establishment and Stabilization.
3. Height Reference Systems, Basic Characteristics.
4. Methods of Determining Height Differences, Leveling Instruments, Sources of Errors and Verification of Measurement Accuracy.
5. Geometric Leveling, Systematic Errors and Principles.
6. Trigonometric Method of Determining Height Differences, Principles and Refraction.
7. Tacheometry, Measurement Methodology, Instruments and Accessories.
8. Methods of Planimetric Surveying, Data Processing and Interpretation.
9. Methods of Altimetric Surveying, Data Processing and Interpretation.
10. Determination of Areas and Volumes.
11. GNSS Technology, Basic Concepts, Measurement Methods, Systematic Errors and GNSS Data Processing.
12. Satellite Navigation Systems, Permanent Station Systems and Legislation.
13. Coordinate Transformations, Planar and Spatial Transformations.

Literature

TIBERIUS, Christian; VAN DER MAREL, Hans; REUDINK, René and VAN LEIJEN, Freek. Surveying and Mapping [online]. Delft: TU Delft OPEN Publishing, 2022. 428 p. ISBN 978-94-6366-489-9 . DOI 10.5074/T.2021.007.
WALKER, John and Joseph L. AWANGE. Surveying for Civil and Mine Engineers: Theory, Workshops, and Practicals. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. 260 p. ISBN 978-3-319-53129-8 .
SCHOFIELD, Wilf and Mark BREACH. Engineering Surveying. 6th ed. Oxford: Spon Press, 2011. 622 p. ISBN 978-0-7506-6949-8.
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS. Use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in land surveying and mapping. 3rd ed. London: RICS, 2023. ISBN 978-1-78321-498-3 .

Doporučená literatura

OGAJA, Clement A. An Introduction to GNSS Geodesy and Applications. 2nd ed. Cham: Springer, 2024. ISBN 978-3-031-74493-8 . DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-74494-5.
TEUNISSEN, Peter J. G. and Oliver MONTENBRUCK, eds. Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Cham: Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-42928-1 . DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42928-1.
JOHNSON, Aylmer. Plane and Geodetic Surveying. London: Taylor & Francis, 2019. ISBN 978-0-367-86824-5 .
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS. Use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in land surveying and mapping. 3rd ed. London: RICS, 2023. ISBN 978-1-78321-498-3 .