UNSW Handbook Course - Survey Methods & Computations

Survey Methods & Computations - GMAT1150


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 5
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: GMAT 1100
	Offered: Session Two
	Fee Band: 2

Description

Principles of calculations. Intersection, resection, trilateration, traverse measurements and calculations. Missing data problems. Traversing, types of traverses, errors in traverses, errors detection and adjustment. Road intersections. Area calculations. Subdivision calculations. 2D similarity transformations and PO adjustments. Spherical trigonometry. Contour surveys. Detail surveys, radiations, use of theodolite and EDM, field procedures, electronic tacheometers and electronic fieldbooks/data recorders, field sketches, principle and computation of free stationing.

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