Skip to main content

FC31337 Fundamentals of Photogrammetry

Course Outline

Course

:  FC 31337 – Fundamentals of Photogrammetry

Core/Specialization

:  Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry

Programme

:  Bachelor of Science Honours in Surveying Sciences

Department

:  Cartography, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and GIS

Faculty

:  Faculty of Geomatics

Contact Hours

:  150

Year

:  III

Semester

:  I

Lecturer

: Ms. IKAS Illeperuma

Room No.

Telephone No.

:  0453453019

E-mail

:  kalani@geo.sab.ac.lk

 

Synopsis

This course provides a general overview of Photogrammetry from idea to basic components, measurements, and geometric properties of aerial photography. The course is further designed to provide an understanding of the concepts and methodologies of analytical Photogrammetry. Within the practical, the contents are applied.

 

Contents

  • Introduction to Photogrammetry
  • Aerial camera technology
  • Photographic measurements
  • Properties of aerial photographs
  • Vertical photographs
  • Geometric correction (Photographic refinement)
  • Tilted photographs
  • Principle of stereoscopic photogrammetry
  • Stereoscopic parallax
  • Aerial photography

 

Practical Tasks

  • Measuring Photographs
  • Stereoscopic vision practice
  • Stereoscopic parallax measurements
  • Flight Planning

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

No.

Course Learning Outcome

Programme Outcome

Assessment Methods

1.

Explain basis of the Photogrammtry from its historical beginning, general terms, principles of photograph collection, and their processing

P01

Final Exam/ Assignment

2.

Understand photographic measurements and properties of aerial photographs

P01, P04

Final Exam/Practical/ Assignment

3.

Describe procedure for viewing photographs stereoscopically

P01, P04

Final Exam/Practical/ Assignment

4.

Understand stereoscopic parallaxes

P01, P04

Final Exam/Practical/ Assignment

5.

Learn how to plan of collecting photographs and work on aerial photographs

P01, P04, P10

Assignment/Practical

 

Student Learning Time (SLT)

Teaching and Learning Activities

Student Learning Time (hours)

Directed Learning

Lecturers and Student-Centered Learning (SCL)

27

Lab Practical

43

Independent Learning

Student centred learning activities

20

Lab Practical activities

20

Self-Learning (Library & Internet)

20

Revision

13

Assessment

Assignment

03

Practical Assignment

02

Final Examination

02

TOTAL (SLT)

150

 

Teaching Methodology

Lectures, and individual assignments, and individual or group practical

 

References

  • Wolf, P. R., 1983. Elements of photogrammetry, McGrawHil
  • Kraus, K., 1993. Photogrammetry. Vol 1, Dummler & Bonn
  • Wolf, P.R. and Dewitt, B.A. (2000). Elements of Photogrammetry with Applications in GIS. McGrawHill.

 

Grading

Assignments

20%

Practical Assignment

30%

Final Examination

50%

Total

100%