SUBJECT

Geodesy and Topography

lecture + practical

master

Faculty of Informatics

3+2

Semester 2

Spring semester

• The subject of geodesy. Positioning, units of measure.

• Locating points. Gravitational space, surfaces, elevation. Surfaces replacing the Earth. Projections, distortions. Sheet systems.

• Measurements, geodetic problems on plane. Measurement errors, accuracy, propagation of error.

• Point system of surveying. Networks. Marking points on the terrain.

• Geodetic instruments. Basics of optics.

• Theodolites.

• Horizontal measurement of angle. Methods of measuring. Orientation tools. Regular errors of theodolite.

• Positioning of points. Methods, calculations, building networks.

• Measuring distances. Optical tools of telemetry. Trigonometry. Measurement errors.

• Measuring elevations. Methods of determining elevation differences. Trigonometric, geometric and physical levelling. Levelling by satellites.

• Global positioning in geodesy. Types of GNSS (GPS, GLONAS, GALILEO, local navigation systems). Measurement methods and errors. GNSS services (permanent networks, GPRS).

• Detailed surveying. Instruments (Cartesian system, polar system, use of GPS, elevations, longitudinal and cross profiles, point clouds of mobile mapping systems).

• Cartographic visualization methods. Analogue and digital maps. Cartographic data models. Cadastral base maps and their content. Digital base maps. Standards and regulations.

• Surveying public utilities. Public utility maps.

• B. Hofmann-Wellenhof and H. Moritz, Physical Geodesy, Springer-Verlag Wien, 2005.

• Lu, Zhiping, Qu, Yunying, Qiao, Shubo: Geodesy, Introduction to Geodetic Datum and Geodetic Systems, Springer, 2014.

• Wolfgang Torge, Jürgen Müller: Geodesy Walter de Gruyter, 2012

Suggested literature:

• Günter Seeber: Satellite Geodesy Walter de Gruyter, 2003

• Peter J.G. Teunissen, Alfred Kleusberg: GPS for Geodesy Springer Science & Business Media, 2012