Course

V03A_25- Geodesy for Engineers and Surveyors

Self-paced
0.6 credits

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Full course description

Welcome to Geodesy for Engineers and Surveyors! This course is the logical follow-up to GPS and is increasingly important for Land Surveyors. It covers the history of Geodesy, the Earth's motions, precession and nutation, polar motion, gravity and the geoid, and gravity anomalies. You'll learn about computations of the ellipsoid, the evolution of datums, the geometry of the ellipsoid, and the reduction of surface measurements onto the ellipsoid. The course also addresses positioning, including coordinate systems (astronomic and geodetic), and the relationship between astronomic and geodetic coordinates and azimuth. Additionally, it covers time systems like Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and UTI, leveling with vertical datums, State Plane Coordinates, UTM Coordinates, and transforming coordinates from one datum to another. 

 

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the history and significance of Geodesy and the Earth's motions.
  2. Explain the concepts of precession, nutation, polar motion, gravity, and the geoid.
  3. Compute and analyze the geometry of the ellipsoid and the evolution of datums.
  4. Apply knowledge of coordinate systems to relate astronomic and geodetic coordinates and azimuth.
  5. Transform coordinates between different datums and coordinate systems.