Geomatics and Land Surveying I

Catalog description

Recommended: Mechanical drawing and computer keyboarding experience Introduction to geomatics and land surveying science, terminology, field practices, equipment, and hardware and software for measuring, locating, and mapping geographic features on the face of the earth. Students will learn how to set up survey field equipment, and take notes for turning and measuring horizontal and vertical angles and distances from a known reference baseline. Survey data will be collected and analyzed for blunders and errors, and mathematically adjusted for input into CAD or other survey office software. (4 lec/lab hrs.)