CIEG 454 - Land Surveying with GPS

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed

Land surveying techniques and methodologies using survey-grade Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Topics include: the GPS signal, biases and solutions, GPS receivers and GPS surveying methods (static, differential GPS [DGPS], kinematic, pseudokinematic, rapid static, on-the-fly and real-time kinematic [RTK]), coordinates, planning a GPS-based survey, observing (equipment, reconnaissance, monumentation, logistics) and postprocessing. Techniques for proper utilization of RTK and DGPS.

Prerequisite(s): ENGR 454.
Crosslisted With: AGET 454