Fundamentals of Geomatics II GEOG5010
- Academic Session: 2022-23
- School: School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Available to Erasmus Students: Yes
Short Description
This course provides students with enhanced mathematical, statistical and computational techniques to support the study of Geomatics
Timetable
Normally Mondays - runs over 5 weeks, after Fundamentals I
Requirements of Entry
None
Excluded Courses
GEOG5008 Fundamentals of Geomatics (Combined)
Co-requisites
GEOG5009 Fundamentals of Geomatics I
GEOG5123 Academic and professional skills (or previous experience with python programming)
Assessment
Report on coordinate projection and transformation exercise (including computational files) - 70%
1 hour in class essay - Least squares - 20%
During course - maths tests 10%
Course Aims
To enable students to instigate a projection change using available and self-developed software;
To deepen understanding of projections and transformations
To introduce the principles and use of Least Squares in surveying & mapping.
To further prepare students in the mathematical, statistical and computational techniques to support the study of Geomatics.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
On completing this course students will be able to:
■ interact with projections and transformations at the mathematical level and evaluate the results
■ write short python programs that are building on a basic introduction to python;
■ explain the principles and applications of least squares in surveying & mapping;
■ be able to perform calculations for basic calculus and variance propagation
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Attendance at all practicals