ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: IGN20440o16
Semester: 2016/2017 winter
Name: Satellite measurement techniques
Major: Geodesy and Cartography
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 9 / 18 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. inż. Jarosław Bosy prof. nadzw.
Language of instruction: English
The course in English will be available if a minimum of 6 students sign up for a group.

Learning outcomes: During the course student gets a theoretical knowledge permitting to understanding relations between global (ITRS), regional (ETRS89) and national terrestrial reference frames and to do in practice the transformations between above frames. Student is also able to use GNSS technology for establishing of geodetic network and geodetic surveying.

Competences: Passing the course permits working in geodetic practice and entitlement in geodesy and cartography

Prerequisites: Satellite geodesy, height geodesy and cartography.

Course content: Global, regional and local geodetic reference frame realization using satellite measurement techniques. Global Positioning System (GPS) and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in geodesy. GNSS satellite networks realizations and data processing methods. Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) and Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) . ASG-EUPOS – polish realization of GBAS and SBAS.

Recommended literature: Czarnecki K., Geodezja współczesna w zarysie. Wiedza i Życie, Warszawa 1996;
Kleusberg A, Teunissen P.J.G, GPS for Geodesy 2nd edition. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York. 1998;
Hofmann-Wallenhof B., Lichtenegger H., Collins J., GPS Theory and Practice Fifth revised edition. Springer-Verlad Wien New York 2001;
Specht C., System GPS, Biblioteka Nawigacji nr 1, Wydawnictwo Bernardinium, Pelpin 2007;
Lamparski, J. Navstar GPS od teorii do praktyki. Wydawnictwo UWM, Olsztyn 2001;
Seeber, Satelitte Geodesy 2nd Edition. Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York 2003
Materiały z konferencji i sympozjów naukowych (zagraniczne i krajowe) dotyczące problemów geodezji satelitarnej.


Assessment methods: obligatory passing grades of laboratory course and written exam - at least 60% .

Comment: Course will be open for minimum 6 participants