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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
SURV 57 | Title:
ADVANCED GPS |
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| Full Title:
Advanced Global Positioning Systems |
| Last Reviewed:9/21/2009 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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This is an advanced course utilizing global positioning system (GPS) principles, applications and equipment. The student will plan, prepare, and perform the applications of different types of surveys using advanced GPS equipment and techniques, including advanced static and real time kinematic surveying applications.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of SURV 55 OR Course Completion of SURV 56
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This is an advanced course utilizing global positioning system (GPS) principles, applications and equipment. The student will plan, prepare, and perform the applications of different types of surveys using advanced GPS equipment and techniques, including advanced static and real time kinematic surveying applications.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of SURV 55 OR Course Completion of SURV 56
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2010 | Inactive: | Fall 2017 |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Define and describe the different types of GPS surveys, their attendant methods and applications
2. Set up and collect data in both static and kinematic modes
3. Navigate to a ground feature using advanced GPS methods and techniques
4. Perform a topographic survey using advanced GPS methods and techniques
5. Perform a construction stake-out using advanced GPS methods and techniques
6. Perform a control survey using advanced GPS methods and techniques
7. Develop a project layout using advanced GPS methods and techniques
8. Prepare and present oral/written report for a surveying project that utilized GPS technology
Topics and Scope
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1. Advanced GPS applications
a. Static surveying methods
b. Kinematic surveying methods
c. Real time kinematic (RTK) surveying methods
d. Digital geographic positioning systems (DGPS)
2. Equipment
a. Receivers
b. Data collection and management
c. Observation errors
d. Advanced methods
3. Project planning
a. Horizontal datums, coordinate systems and projections
b. Vertical reference surfaces
c. Ground vs grid applications
4. Surveys
a. Navigation techniques
b. Topographic mapping
c. Construction and layout
d. Control and control networks
5. Post processing methods
a. Single base
b. Continuous Operating Reference Stations (CORS)
c. Online Positioning User System (OPUS)
Assignments:
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1. Read approximately one chapter of the textbook per week
2. Homework: 6 to 10 problems assigned from textbook or instructor handouts
3. Weekly field exercises
4. Weekly written lab reports
5. Midterm exam
6. Oral presentation and written report
7. Final exam
8. Final project presentation
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 20% |
| Weekly lab reports, final project report | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 30% |
| Problems assigned from textbook or instructor handouts | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 40% |
| Weekly field exercises | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 30% |
| Multiple choice, true-false, completion, short answer, mid-term, final | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| Oral presentation of final project | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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GPS for Land Surveyors, 3rd Edition, Jan Van Sickle, CRC Publ. 2008
Understanding GPS, 2nd Edition, Kaplan & Hegerty, Artech House, 2006
Instructor prepared materials
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