UNSW Handbook Course - Analysis of Observations

Analysis of Observations - GMAT2300


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: MATH 1231, GMAT 1150; Corequisite: MATH 2019.
	Offered: Session Two
	Fee Band: 2

Description

Least squares principles and reasons for applying least squares solutions. Modelling observations, observation equations, parametric method, condition method. Linearisation of equations. Derivation of least squares; methods of forming normal equations. Worked examples in various areas of geomatics. The derivation of variance-covariance matrices. Analysis of variance-covariance matrix, application of statistics and error analysis in geomatics; error ellipses. Determining input into least squares using typical adjustment software. Introduction to advanced least squares.

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