Course IG 2202 · Year II · Summer 2019-2020

Wave Geodetic Measurements

Compulsory course in Earth and cadastral measurements, taught by George Emanuel Voicu.

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Overview

Lecturer
George Emanuel Voicu
Seminar tutor
George Emanuel Voicu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Geodetic engineering
Field of study
Earth and cadastral measurements
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, Conversation, Examples
Entry requirements
Basic knowledge in the use of topographic equipment. Basic knowledge of general topography

Aims

Development of the student's ability to perform spatial geodetic and topographic measurements with electronic equipment

Development of the student's ability to perform cadastral surveys and other engineering works with electronic equipment.

Knowledge of the apparatus and principles used in geodetic measurements by waves

Knowledge of the carrying out geodetic measurements through waves.

Knowledge of the appropriate use in the specific equipment for this type of measurement.

Course contents

The object of geodetic measurements by waves. Fields of application. The principle of measurement of geodesic distances using electromagnetic waves. General classification of devices for geodetic measurements by waves. The length of the optical path. The refractive index. The fundamental problem of geodetic measurements by waves. Oscillations and waves. Propagation of the harmonic oscillation. Plane wave. Wave stationary. Modulation of harmonic oscillations in amplitude. Modulation of harmonic oscillations in Phase and Frequency. Principles and procedures used in geodetic measurements by waves. Corrections to reduce the distances measured in the trilateral networks. Compensation of trilateral networks according to the method of conditional measurements. Development of trilateral networks using the indirect measurement method.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge of the apparatus and principles used in geodetic measurements by waves. Ability to perform spatial geodetic and topographic measurements with electronic equipment.

Assessment

Final evaluation Written exam- 60% Progress check portfolio of practical works -40%

Recommended reading

Electronic Distance Measurement
J. M. Rueger
Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1990 · -
Satellite geodesy
Seeber, Gunter
Walter de Gruyter., Berlin, 2003 · -
Radar interferometry and its application to changes in the earth's surface
Massonnet, D.; Feigl, K. L.
Rev. Geophys, -, 1998 · -
Electromagnetic Distance Measurement
International Association of Geodesy
University of Toronto Press, Toronto, - · 464