| Area: | Department of Spatial Sciences |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to a Postgraduate Spatial Science program.
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| Syllabus: | Directed study and research. Review of parametic least squares. One, two and three-dimensional network adjustments. Global and local measures of network precision. Datum definition. Pseudoinverse and inner constraints solutions. S-Transformations. Propagation of non-stochastic errors. Methods for outlier detection. Redundancy numbers and reliability theory. Variance component estimation. Geometric deformation analysis. Optimal design. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Obtained the theoretical knowledge to critically analyse and design survey network, enhanced programming skills for practical problem solving and further developed written communication skills and the ability to work independently. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Kuang S., (1996), Geodetic Network Analysis and Optimal Design - Concepts and Appilcations, Ann Arbour. |
| Unit Texts: | Caspary W., (1988), Concepts of Network and Deformation Analysis, The University of New South Wales School of Surveying, Monograph 11. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 30%, Exam 55%, Project and Seminar 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
