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GEOM2130 - Terrain models

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Assignment 100/100

Course content

Digital terrain models have many potential applications. Examples can be for sustainable management of land resources, understanding natural hazards and for design and implementation of projects in construction and building industry. Digital terrain models are an essential tool for digitalization in the construction and building industry.

Central topics of this course:

  • What is a digital terrain model
  • How a digital terrain model can be established
  • Data collection, various interpolation methods with accuracy assessments
  • Curve generation from spot clouds and terrain lines
  • Bases with more terrain teams
  • Design: road calculations, building blocks, boreholes
  • Volume calculations
  • Visualization and perspective drawing, shading, removal of hidden lines, combination with orthophoto, rendering
  • Establishment and control of terrain model
  • Digital data flow
  • BIM/3D-models

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After completing the course, the candidate shall:

  • Be able to describe and evaluate possibilities and limitations for digital terrain models
  • Be able to describe and compare different data capture methods for digital terrain models
  • Be able to document basic insights on the concepts, possibilities and applications of terrain models, and relate this to selected and related subject areas.
  • Be able to execute and describe basic principles of 3D interpolation, volume calculation and visualization
  • Be able to describe and communicate knowledge of digital data flow

Skills:

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:

  • Apply terrain model knowledge to solve both practical tasks and more theoretical tasks related to the practical use of a selected terrain modeling program
  • Perform basic design of roads and excavation pits
  • Perform volume calculations using software
  • Establish, control the quality and update a terrain model using software

General competence:

  • Independence and ability to learn and use advanced 3D software
  • Exercise interaction and cooperation through task solving
  • Ability to independently and in cooperation with others to establish terrain model

Learning methods and activities

  • Lectures
  • Obligatory coursework and project work
  • Supervision

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory assignments

Further on evaluation

  • Obligatory coursework
    • 3 x written assignments
    • Assessed as approved/not approved
    • All obligatory coursework must be approved in order to sit the exam

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Geomatics - Engineering (BIGEOMAT)

Course materials

Litterature:

  • Given at start of semester.

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2024

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Gjøvik

Subject area(s)
  • Geomatics
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Assignment 100/100

Release
2024-04-15

Submission
2024-05-15


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  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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