FC21114 Advanced Land Surveying
Course Outline
Course |
: FC21114 – Advanced Land Surveying |
Core/Specialization |
: Core |
Programme |
: Bachelor of Science in Surveying Sciences |
Department |
: Surveying & Geodesy |
Faculty |
: Faculty of Geomatics |
Contact Hours |
: 50 |
Year |
: II |
Semester |
: I |
Lecturer |
: Ms. AKRN Ranasinghe |
Room No. |
: |
Telephone No. |
: 0453453071 |
|
: nishamanie@geo.sab.ac.lk |
Synopsis
This course provides the theoretical knowledge on advanced survey techniques. The effect of curvature and refraction on survey measurements, precise traversing and levelling methods and curve ranging techniques are included.
Contents
- Curvature & Refraction
- Precise levelling
- Precise Traversing
- Curve Ranging
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to: |
No. |
Course Learning Outcome |
Programme Outcome |
Assessment Methods |
1. |
Explain the principles of EDM |
P01 |
Final Exam, Assignment |
2. |
Explain various error sources effecting the EDM measurements |
P01 |
Final Exam, Assignment |
3. |
Describe various the operational procedures for EDM instrument calibration |
P01 |
Final Exam, Assignment |
4. |
ApplyEDM methods to solve geometric related problems |
P02 |
Final Exam, Assignment |
5. |
Effective communication |
P07 |
Presentation |
Student Learning Time (SLT)
Teaching and Learning Activities |
Student Learning Time (hours) |
Directed Learning |
|
Lecturers and Student Centered Learning (SCL) |
12 |
Independent Learning |
|
Preparation – Student centred learning activities& Assignments |
14 |
Self-Learning (Library & Internet) |
10 |
Revision |
10 |
Assessment |
|
|
03 |
|
01 |
TOTAL (SLT) |
50 |
Teaching Methodology
Lectures Demonstrations Student centred learning activities Assignments (individual and group)&Presentations |
References
- Advanced Surveying : Total Station, GIS and Remote Sensing; Gopi&Satheesh 2007
- Engineering Surveying; Schofield W., 2002
- Engineering Surveying Technology; Kennie T.J.M, 1996
- Advanced Surveying; Mahajan & Santosh K., 1983
- Advanced Surveying; Agor A., 1997
- Adjustment computations statistics and least squares in surveying and GIS; Wolf & Paul R.,1997
Grading
Assignments |
50% |
Final Examination |
50% |
Total |
100% |