- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
Introduction into the field of Geodesy as applied in the Geomatics profession. Topics will include the fundamentals of Geodesy, the shape and size of the Earth and their impact on the standard surveying field procedures and computations. Also includes physical and mathematical modelling of the real Earth, ellipsoid of revolution and ellipsoidal geometry, problem and definitions of horizontal and vertical datums, various coordinate systems and their transformations. Other topics include the deflections of the verticals and convergence angle in Geomatics. Also includes the introduction of Gravity, different types of height systems and the computation of scale factors.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in MATH 2511
Credits
4.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of Geodesy, and some of the common terms in Geodesy.
- Categorize different types of models of the real Earth.
- Understand the basic elements of the ellipsoid geometry.
- Transform coordinates between different ellipsoids and some of the different coordinate systems.
- Compute different height systems of points above different reference ellipsoids.
- Evaluate and apply Deflections of the Verticals and the Convergence Angles in Geodesy.
- Categorize and compare different types of Horizontal Datums and Coordinate Transformation.
- Identify the fundamentals of Map Projection.
- Understand the fundamentals of Gravity.
- Understand and categorize different types of Vertical Datums and different height systems.
- Compute Scale Factors.
Effective as of Fall 2004
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.