- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This course contains a lecture portion that includes an introduction to the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) for survey applications, the importance of adhering to industry-specific health and safety guidelines, and specific instructions and an overview for corresponding weekly field lab sessions. The lab portion of the course will emphasize how to keep proper field notes for both recording data and supplementing electronic data. Onboard and external device software routines will be used for survey data collection, resection, traversing, and for setting out. Several labs will involve a field-to-finish format, such as taking measured field data and manipulating, evaluating and analyzing results to produce a final plan and/or summary.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful compleltion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the salient components and demonstrate the proper care and handling of surveying equipment.
- Assess and calibrate a total station for horizontal collimation/vertical index errors.
- Demonstrate observational, note-keeping and reduction methods for traversing.
- Acquire, interpret and analyze observational data in real-time to meet the requirements of various surveys.
- Collect and manipulate data to produce a topographic plan from raw field measurements.
- Explain and choose basic total station/computer parameters for electronic data transfer.
- Use onboard and external device software routines, including “Free Station” and “Set Out”.
- Demonstrate two procedures for typical building layout.
- Collect, download and reduce electronic data in conjunction with industry software.
- Determine directions using a compass.
- Calculate and apply corrections for earth curvature and atmospheric refraction to total station observations.
- Operate survey grade GNSS equipment to generate local low-accuracy control networks.
- Discuss workplace hazards and safe work procedures.
- Develop strategies to work effectively and safely as a member of a work / project team.
Effective as of Fall 2024
Related Programs
Field Surveying 2 (GEOM 2010) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Construction and the Environment
- Geomatics Engineering Technology
Diploma Full-time
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.