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Geodesy

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Course Unit Code544-0004/23
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SLA40doc. Ing. Dana Vrublová, Ph.D.
STA73prof. Ing. Hana Staňková, Ph.D.
KAP74doc. Ing. Roman Kapica, Ph.D.
NOV83Ing. Miroslav Novosad, Ph.D.
DAN155Ing. Rostislav Dandoš, Ph.D.
JAD023Ing. Petr Jadviščok, Ph.D.
CER51doc. Ing. Pavel Černota, Ph.D.
SAF0042Ing. Václav Šafář, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject inquire geodetic minor controls, positional and altitude measurement, laying - out fundamentals and another survey activities in Civil Engineering.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Fundamental knowledgege of geodesy and geodetic measurements
Course Contents
• Introduction to Geodesy, new fields involved with geodesy, reference bodies of the Earth, system of Geodetic geographic co-ordinates.
• Principles of plane trigonometry, affect of the plumb line toe, differences in the lengths, differences in the angles, differences in the heights.
• Introduction to the Cartography, classification of the maps, cartographic generalization, components of the map (planimetry, altimetry, map lettering, framework).
• Basic concepts of the theory of survey errors and adjustment calculation, classification errors, weights of a measurement.
• Coordinate system in the Czech Republic, obligatory reference systems by 430/2006 coll., systems of projection in the Czech Republic, state map series in the Czech Republic, thematic maps for construction industry.
• Geodetic bases in the Czech Republic, horizontal geodetic control, stabilization of points, their protection and maintenance, vertical control, stabilization of leveling work, vertical datum in the Czech Republic.
• Distance measurement, method of measurement, direct and indirect distance measurement, source of errors,
• Angular measurement, construction of theodolite, basic construction characteristic, optical theodolite, method of measuring angle, instrument for measuring angles, method of measuring angles,
• Heights measurement, method of measurement, geometry leveling, trigonometric leveling, source of error,
• Coordinate computing, bearing and length calculation, computing of forward intersection, resection, type of traverse, derivation of the calculation of traverse oriented on both ends,
• Technology GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite system), system of navigation, method of measurement, GPS equipment division, GPS field procedures, sources of errors,
• Planimetric and altimetry detailed survey, method of measurement, copy of the planimetric and topographic map, calculating of areas and volumes,
• Setting-out the object dimension and ensuring the buildings benches, setting-out of space position, height setting-out tasks, setting-out a line or plane with a given slope,
• History of cadastre of real estates of the Czech Republic, cadastre mapping, cadastral documentation, cadastral map.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SZENTESI, A.: Surveying Measurements, Hungarian Optical Works, L: H-1525 Budapest, 1978
WHYTE, W.; PAUL R.: Basic Surveying, 4 th. edition, Butterworth - Heinemann, Oxford, 1997
ROY, S.K.: Fundamentals of Surveying, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2004
GHILANI, D.CH.,: Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, 2010
SZENTESI, A.: Surveying Measurements, Hungarian Optical Works, L: H-1525 Budapest, 1978
RATIBORSKÝ, J.: Geodézie,skripta ČVUT, Praha 1995
VITÁSEK, J. NEVOSÁD, Z.: Geodézie I., skripta VUT Brno 1999
HAUF, M. a kol. : Geodézie ( technický průvodce ), SNTL Praha 1989
Recommended Reading:
JAMES A. ELITHORP, JR. a DENNIS D. FINDORFF. Geodesy for Geomatics and GIS Professionals. 2nd. Nevada: XanEdu Publishing Inc; Second edition, 2003, 260 pages. ISBN 978-1581526585.
LINDER, Wilfried. Digital photogrammetry: a practical course. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, c2006, xiii, 214 p. ISBN 35-402-9152-0.
SCHOFIELD, W. Engineering surveying: theory and examination problems for students. 5th ed. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001. ISBN 07-506-4987-9.
BRINKER, R.CH.; MINNICK, R.: The Surveying Handbook, Springer, 1995
HÁNEK, Pavel. Stavební geodézie. Praha: Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2007, 133 s. ISBN 978-80-01-03707-2.
ŠVÁBENSKÝ, Otakar, Josef WEIGEL a Jan FIXEL. Základy GPS a jeho praktické aplikace. Brno: CERM, 1995, 123 s. ISBN 80-214-0620-8.
VITÁSEK, Josef a Josef PAŽOUREK. Vybrané kapitoly z geodézie. Brno: CERM, 1993, 135 s. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 80-900-5907-4.
BLAŽEK, R. a Z. SKOŘEPA. Geodézie 30. Výškopis. Praha: ČVUT, 1997, 93 s. ISBN 80-010-1598-X.
Rüeger Jean M. Electronic Distance Measurement: An Introduction. 3rd totally rev. ed. Berlin: Springer, 1990. ISBN 978-3-642-97196-9.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Terrain work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34