6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1003975CNR for all students in the 2nd semester of odd academic years (e.g. 2013-2014) at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester
biennial: 2nd semester of an odd academic year (e.g. 2013-2014)
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Students who want to enroll for this course, must have passed or be enrolled for "Mathematics: calculus and linear algebra".
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
Department
Geography
Educational team
Philippe Huybrechts (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
39 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

The course deals with the methods and instruments used in surveying. Attention is paid to error theory and adjustment methods. The exercises offer the student the opportunity to perform own fieldwork and practice surveying techniques. The course finishes with the foundations of satellite geodesy and the modern use of GPS.

1. Error theory
2. Angular measurements
3. Distance measurements
4. Altimetry
5. Point determination
6. Geodetical networks
7. Positioning via satellite and GPS

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoint presentaties, lesnota's, verwijzingen naar handboeken en achtergrondartikelen, Beschikbaar op PointCarré, Learning platform
Additional info

Powerpoint presentations, lecture notes, references to handbooks and articles on the learning platform.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Be able to use topographical instruments (theodolite, altimeter, electronic distance meter, differential GPS).
Be able to calculate angles, heights, and distances.
Be able to calculate the coordinates within a geodetic network.
Be able to calculate error budgets on individual measurements and their propagation through a surveying result.
Be able to assess the best measurement method to minimise measurement errors.
To understand the background, possiblities, and limitations of GPS.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 20% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
LEC Practical Assignment determines 40% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • exm mondeling with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

    Note: mondelinge vraag met schriftelijke voorbereiding

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • exm schriftelijk oefeningen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

    Note: Het examen bestaat uit schriftelijke oefeningen

Within the LEC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • HOC oefeningen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

    Note: Beoordeling van oefeningen tijdens het jaar

Additional info regarding evaluation

The exam (closed book) consists of exercises (weight in the final evaluation: 40%) and an oral question with written preparation (20%). Evaluation of the exercises during the year make up for the remaining 40%.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)