Area: | Department of Spatial Sciences |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other Requisite(s): | Admission: Admission in a graduate course within the Department of Spatial Sciences
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Syllabus: | Elementry geodesy. Coordinate systems and transformations. Computations on the spheroid. The geoid. Geocentric Datum of Australia, GDA94. Other Australian datums and map projections. Mecator's projections - UTM, local grids. Computations on the map gridof Australia. Traverse computations. The Australian height datum and orthmetric heights. Introduction to the Global Positioning System, GPS. Three dimensional coordinate transformations. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit the student will have - Developed knowledge of the fundamental concepts of coordinate systems, datums and map projections, including Australia's new datum and map grid, applied two and three dimensional coordinate transformations to terrestrial coordinate data, performed transfer of control calculations on the map plane and ellipsoid, developed knowledge of the role of the Earth's gravity field in height determination and of the principles of satellite positioning 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: | Iliffe, J.C. (2000), Datums and Map Projections, pp150. Whittles Publishing, Caithness. Maling, D.H.(1992), Coordinate Systems and Map Projections, pp 476. Pergamon Press. |
Unit Texts: | Lecture notes, Coordinate and Mapping Systems 282. Curtin University Bookshop ($11.95). Geocentric Datum of Australia, Technical Manual, Version 2.2, Last updated 11 February 2002, (http://www.anzlic.org.au/icsm/gdatm/index.html). |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 15%. Exam 60%. Test (Mid semester) 25%. 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 | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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