Science, Engineering and Technology

KGG320

2012  KGG320  Surveying 3

Unit Level: Advanced

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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SPECIAL NOTE:  Please note that students may be required to purchase a programmable HP calculator as part of this unit.

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter KGG320 H Key Semester Dates Semester Campus Attendance Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 H On Campus 16-JUL-2012 10-AUG-2012 03-SEP-2012 20-OCT-2012 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). This unit can be taken in other courses About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

Applies acquired knowledge of spatial measurement techniques and associated instrumentation to develop an improved understanding of a range of specific surveying applications including: industrial metrology, construction surveying (monument selection, control networks and set out techniques), road design (horizontal and vertical curves), deformation and monitoring applications, hydrographic surveying, cadastral surveying and surveying with Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS. Case study examples are used to illustrate specific applications and provide a real world context to material covered in the lectures and undertaken in allocated practical sessions.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: 3-hr exam (40%), Practical Exam (10%),5 Practical/Assignment Reports (50%)

TEACHING PATTERN: 26 lectures, 13 tutorials and 39 hrs practical

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq

KGG220, kGG370 (or KGG270)

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2012

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