Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Applied Geodesy 2 Course code: PRG2 | 7 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 3
Requirements: Achievement of the minimum of pre-examination requirements in the course Applied geodesy 1.
Goal: Through systematic work with students during theoretical instruction and practical training, students become qualified to perform work on the determination of geodetic basis – trigonometric network, measurement data collection in it and their numerical processing. Within this course students learn the specific methods of observation and measurement of values in trigonometric networks which represent the basic content of geodetic works. They also acquire the necessary fundamental knowledge about the basic processing measurement results in geodetic networks.
Outcome: All lectures and exercises are devoted to solving specific assignments and problems encountering in the process of defining and positioning of geodetic networks. Processing and presenting measurement results is carried out in the manner that is applied in everyday real situation in practice. In addition, within the context of this course, students acquire basic knowledge on procedures and methods which are applied in predetermined state trigonometric networks.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Geoid and Earth's ellipsoid. Basic terms. Theoretical approximations.
  2. Trigonometric network. Concept of development, forms and classification of trigonometric networks. Design, stabilization and signalization of trigonometric points.
  3. Observations in trigonometric networks. Determining the value of a direction. Reducing the directions observed from an eccentric cell and on an eccentric signal. Determination ofeccentricity elements. Accuracy of determining elements of eccentricity.
  4. Determination of coordinates and trigonometric points.Orientation of directions and values of whole-circle bearings. Determination of trigonometric point coordinatesby foresight crossingand their accuracy. Determination of trigonometric point coordinates byback sight crossing and their accuracy.
  5. Electronic DistanceMeasurement. Instruments and accessories for measuring lengths in trigonometric networks. Procedure of measuring lengths of trigonometric networks. Reduction of obliquely measured lengths in trigonometric networks.
  6. Trigonometric leveling. General solution. Determination of height differences based on one-sided and two-sided measured zenith angles. Measurement of values in order to determine height differences. Accuracy of trigonometric leveling.
  7. Transformation of coordinates of points. Features of affine transformation, Helmert, unimodal and transformation methodbased ontwo points.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Students implement practical surveying works from triangulation and precise leveling directly in the field. Students independently perform measurements, control and processing of measurement results, and prepare geodetic documentation for geodetic training polygons in accordance with geodetic standards.
Textbooks and References
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 2
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
50
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
40