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Advanced Geodesy

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Course Unit Code544-0013/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KOS10prof. Ing. Jan Kostelecký, DrSc.
Summary
The subject expands knowledge of Geodesy on three-dimensional geodesy and
theory of Global Navigation Satellite Systems.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to provide information to students in the field of geodetic calculations on the sphere and rotating ellipsoid and further address the question of the local and global geodetic control.
Course Contents
1. Basic parameters of the earth ellipsoid and their mutual relations. Coordinate systems on the Earth's rotational ellipsoid. Relations between coordinate systems on the ellipsoid.
2. Basic concepts and relations on the reference sphere. Solution of spherical triangles.
3. Solving fundamental geodetic problems. Solving the fundamental problems on Earth's elipsoid.
4. Coordinate systems in the Czech Republic.
5. Basic concepts of three-dimensional geodesy. Transformation of the coordinates.Spatial intersection.
6. Coordinate transformations (linear and spatial).
7. Global and continental coordinate systems.
8. Principles of GNSS technology.
9. Theory of heights.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
PICK, Miloš. Advanced physical geodesy and gravimetry. Prague: Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, 2000. ISBN 80-7278-020-4.
LEICK, A.: GPS, Satellite Surveying, John Wiley and sons, INC., 1994
BURŠA, M., KOSTELECKÝ, J.: Space Geodesy and Space Geodynamics, Praha 1999
VANÍČEK P., KRAKIWSKI E. J : Geodesy, The Concepts, Elsevier, 1986
KOSTELECKÝ J.: Přednášky „Vyšší geodézie“ ve formě „ppt“
VYKUTIL,J.: Vyšší geodézie, Kartografie Praha 1982
CIMBÁLNÍK, M., ZEMAN,A., KOSTELECKÝ,J.: Základy vyšší a fyzikální geodézie,ČVUT, Praha 2008
LEICK, A.: GPS, Satellite Surveying, John Wiley and sons, INC., 1994
Recommended Reading:
LEICK, Alfred, Lev Borisovič RAPOPORT a Dmitrij Vital‘jevič TATARNIKOV. GPS satellite surveying: for remote sensing, GIS and surveying. Fourth edition. Hoboken: Wiley, [2015]. ISBN 978-1-405-12172-9.
HOFMANN-WELLENHOF, B., LICHTENEGGER, H., WASLE, E.: GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Springer Verlag, 2008.
SMITH, James Raymond. Introduction to geodesy: the history and concepts of modern geodesy. New York: Wiley, 1997. ISBN 04-711-6660-X
GROVES, Paul D. Principles of GNSS, inertial, and multisensor integrated navigation systems. 2nd. Boston: Artech House, 2013, (Book, Whole).
BURŠA, M., KOSTELECKÝ, J.: Space Geodesy and Space Geodynamics, Praha 1999
MERVART,L.: Základy GPS, ČVUT Praha 1993
VANÍČEK P., KRAKIWSKI E. J : Geodesy, The Concepts, Elsevier, 1986
HOFMANN-WELLENHOF, B., LICHTENEGGER, H., WASLE, E.: GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Springer Verlag, 2008.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)34
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination33 17
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination34 17
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 17