ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: IGN10195o11
Semester: 2011/2012 winter
Name: Geomatics
Major: Geodesy and Cartography
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 10 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. inż. Bernard Kontny, prof. nadzw.
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: On completion of this course students know basis and principles of analytical description of the Earth, can determine position on the Earth surface, know methods of survey and mapping of the terrain area with the overlying objects, can select proper geodetic and cartographic methods for individual problems.

Competences: On completion of this unit students will understand the basis and methods of analytical description of the Earth in particular fields of geodesy and cartography

Prerequisites: -

Course content: Description of the space. 3D space. Coordinate system. Definition and orientation of the coordinate frame. Plumb-line, gravity field, Earth rotation. Mapping projections. Geodetic data acquisition methods. Remote sensing and photogrammetric methods. 2D area. Rules of the detailed surveying in engineering surveys. Measurement errors. Evaluation of the measurement results reliability on the base of the measurement accuracy. Digital and analog maps. Role of the cartography and data bases in geomatics.

Recommended literature: Czarnecki K., „Geodezja współczesna w zarysie”. Wiedza i Życie, Warszawa, 1996;

Assessment methods: oral and written exam

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