| Semester 1, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Surveying & Built Environment |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: SVY1104 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCST or GDST or MSPT
Overview
Today's surveying graduates need to be conversant with the theory and application of electronic field equipment, in particular total stations, digital levels and hand held data recorders. They also need to be familiar with the computer software used to process this data for design and data presentation purposes. This course introduces the student to a variety of electronic total stations and data recorders and develops their skills in the use of this equipment in a practical manner. Issues related to automated surveying including field techniques, legal requirements for testing and calibration, data transfer, liability for digital data, recent developments and quality assurance are examined.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- use a total station and other relevant automated surveying systems in a practical field situation;
- utilise field-coding techniques, to capture survey data;
- describe the theory and processes for generating digital terrain models;
- discuss developments in automated surveying systems;
- demonstrate a working knowledge of a surveying software package for automated surveying suitable outputs/deliverables;
- explain the procedures for testing and calibrating surveying total stations;
- use software to produce plan output;
- describe the stages in planning a detail survey; and
- discuss the legality of electronically produced survey records.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to automated surveying systems | 5.00 |
| 2. | Electronic Total Stations and Electronic Levels | 15.00 |
| 3. | Developments in Automated Surveying Systems | 10.00 |
| 4. | Field Coding Systems | 10.00 |
| 5. | Electronic Data Recording | 10.00 |
| 6. | Data Reduction and Processing | 20.00 |
| 7. | Software Systems | 10.00 |
| 8. | Output of Plans and Quality Assurance | 5.00 |
| 9. | Job Planning and Progress | 10.00 |
| 10. | Machine Guidance Systems | 5.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem Solving | No | 10 | 1,2 |
| Tech and/or scntific artefact | No | 40 | 1,2,5,7,8 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 2,3,4,6,8,9 |