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10466 (v.2) Applied Geodetic Surveying 482



 

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.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

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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