In this unit students will require an HP calculator or phone app plus associated plugin software. Details will be provided in week 1.
Introduction
This is the second in a series of units developing competencies in applying survey instruments, field techniques and computational analyses to measure and solve geometric problems in natural and built environments. In this unit, you will gain a deeper understanding of measurement science and develop their ability to discern the appropriate application of precise survey methodologies for a range of real-world circumstances. This semester, you will expand on the practical instrumental and methodological skills introduced in the fundamentals of surveying unit. Precise levelling and electronic total stations will be used in practical classes to undertake surveys and implement advanced techniques to achieve a high level of precision in the resulting spatial data. Survey methodologies, instrument calibration and advanced computational analysis for precise levelling, trigonometric heighting, resection, traversing and detail survey applications will be examined both in a theoretical sense and through practical experiences. In this unit, you will also learn to use programmable hand-held calculators and specialist survey software to reduce your field observations, to create professional plans and to report outcomes of your data collection and analysis. The results of surveying projects are are often required to be referenced to a particular coordinate datum. In this unit, you will learn the concepts and methodologies required to reduce and interpret survey data referenced to various datums including the current Map Grid of Australia (MGA2020) and the Australian Height Datum (AHD).
Summary
| Unit name | Advanced Surveying Techniques |
| Unit code | KGG220 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Discipline | Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Coordinator | Doctor Rachael Hurd |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Apply survey methodologies for the collection of spatial data.
- Evaluate survey data using a range of computational techniques.
- Evaluate a range of survey procedures by relating them to published standards.
- Employ coordinate transformations in the reduction of survey data.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
KGG255Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 2x 1-hr seminars, 1x 3-hr practical and 1x 1-hr tutorial per week for 13 weeks |
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| Assessment | Computational Assignment (15%)|Practical Test (15%)|Control Traverse & Detail Survey (20%)|Precise Heighting Surveys (20%)|Quizzes (30%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
You will need to download a copy of the following online resources: Harvey, B.R. (2017). Survey Computations. School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems, The University of New South Wales, Sydney. https://www.sage.unsw.edu.au/sites/sage/files/u112/BRH_Survey_Comps%20textbook.pdf Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 Technical Manual Version 1.7 Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) Geodesy Working Group (GWG) 26 October 2021. |
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