Area: | Department of Spatial Sciences |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.5 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Syllabus: | Role of the surveyor. Distance measurement. Use of compass, level and theodolite. Determination of heights. Contouring. Use of maps. Aerial surveying. Photo interpretation. Calculation of areas and volumes. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Learnt how to use a compass, the level and the theodolite to make measurements, analysed map and aerial photographs, become adept at survey calculations such as bearings, distances areas and volumes and understood at a basic level the GPS system and two - and three - dimensional coordinate systems. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Cavill J.A.L., (1995), Surveying Engineering, Fineline. Clancy J., (1991), Site Surveying and Levelling, Edward Arnold. Muskett J., (1995), Site Surveying, 2nd ed, Blackwell. Pugh J.C., (1975), Surveying for Field Scientists, Methuen. Rueger J.M., (1990), Electronic Distance Measurements - An introduction, Springer Verlag. Wolfe P.R., (1974), Elements of Photogrammetry, McGraw-Hill. |
Unit Texts: | Munsie, S w Surveying 141 Notes, Curtin Bookshop. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 40%, Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 31100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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