| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Surveying & Built Environment |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Overview
This course provides a basic introduction to the spatial sciences for students in the Engineering programs.
Many engineering projects are based on the location of an engineer designed structure (or structures) on a part of the Earth's surface. The construction of an engineered structure requires accurate surveying and spatial science skills to guarantee the establishment, alignment and fitting of structural or land components, and to ensure that all structures are positioned as designed. Investigation and location of engineering and development projects requires knowledge and input from spatial science professionals. Spatial science is an essential fundamental component in engineering planning, design, construction and monitoring processes. This course provides an understanding of the skills and role of spatial scientists, an introduction to surveying principles, fundamental elements of global positioning systems and the interpretation of spatial information.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- outline activities that are undertaken by a surveyor, and solve fundamental surveying problems using mathematical techniques;
- describe legal concepts relating to land ownership, land registration and cadastral survey systems;
- calculate and check 3-Dimensional coordinates of points from surveyed information;
- calculate areas and volumes of plane figures;
- describe the fundamental elements of GNSS and evaluate the accuracy attainable from different GNSS techniques;
- compare various sources of spatial information and methods of data presentation.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to the Spatial Sciences | 10.00 |
| 2. | Geographic information systems | 10.00 |
| 3. | Land administration and cadastral survey systems | 10.00 |
| 4. | Photogrammetry and remote sensing | 10.00 |
| 5. | Height determination and levelling | 10.00 |
| 6. | Linear and angular measurement | 10.00 |
| 7. | Surveying operations, setting out and checking | 10.00 |
| 8. | Areas and volumes | 10.00 |
| 9. | Map projections and coordinate systems | 10.00 |
| 10. | Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) fundamental and usage | 10.00 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz 1 | No | 20 | 1,3,6 |
| Quiz 2 | No | 30 | 1,2,6 |
| Problem Solving | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |