Course content

• Projection and Coordinate Systems
• Leveling hights
• Surveying with total stations
• Satellite surveying by RTK
• Basic laserscanning
• Simple manual computation of coordinates and heights
• Reports writing
• Types of error, their recognition, and prevention possibilities
• Standard deviation, the mean (average), normal dstribution
• Brief introduction to simple survey adjustment

Learning outcome

Knowledge

• give an account of current projections and coordinate systems
• know the structure of and be able to describe what the various surveying instruments can be used for
• give an account of sources of error when using the various surveying instruments
• assess accuracy using different surveying techniques

Skills

• perform height measurements with level element and calculate heights
• perform station establishment, surveying and launching with total station and be able to perform necessary coordinate calculations
• perform measurement and release using GNSS
• perform scanning with total station or dedicated laser scanner

General competence

• master basic use of metering equipment and software, ability to process data both manually and in software, write documentation and report

Learning methods and activities

• Lectures - Group work
• Task solution
• Guiding Mandatory activities: 5 compulsory work requirements must be approved to attend the exam.

Further on evaluation

Re-sit of digital written exam in March

Specific conditions

Course materials

• Skogseth, T. (2014). Grunnleggende landmåling. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget (ISBN: 978-82-05-44943-3)

Credit reductions