10466 (v.2) Applied Geodetic Surveying 482

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Area:	Department of Spatial Sciences
Contact Hours:	150.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	4 x 2 Hours Yearly
Fieldwork:	2 x 2 Weeks Yearly
Prerequisite(s):	10464 (v.2) Physical Geodesy 481
Other Requisite(s):	First Aid Certificate: Students undertaking this unit are required to have completed an Approved First Aid Course prior to enrolment.
A field camp under as-realistic-as-possible conditions involving teamwork and organisational skills development in order to complete three-dimensional geodetic surveys to a prescribed precision, and a hypothetical rural subdivision according to Western Australian legislation. The field surveys include, but are not limited to - reconnaissance, triangulation, triliteration, traversing, GPS, EDM, astronomical observations, spirit leveling, datum transformations, map projections, and least squares network adjustment and analysis. Auxiliary yet important activities include, but are not limited to - equipment calibration, project cost estimation, logistical planning, and professional report presentation to 'clients' in a production-type environment. This unitcomprises of lectures of two hours, twice per semester and two weeks per semester.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2003 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y