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SVY3400 Advanced Surveying

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

Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: (SVY2106 and SVY2105) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GCST or GDNS or GDST or MSPT or MENS

Overview

During their careers surveyors are relied upon to measure, set out and certify structures to a high precision. Students need to develop the ability to evaluate or design measurement regimes that guarantee that the measurements are fit for purpose or comply with required standards. This course examines a broad range of surveying tasks that require rigorous understanding of measurement and error assessment.

This course covers a range of surveying tasks that require the surveyors to take a rigorous approach to measurement and error assessment. The course will cover specialist measuring technologies that are not necessarily available in all survey practices. Topics focus on industrial measurement, control and engineering surveys.

Course learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Analyse the accuracy of survey data, measure the degree of compliance with current standards and evaluate the potential causes of measurement error.
  2. Evaluate aspects of metrology including both theoretical and practical solution techniques to precisely determine flatness, verticality and shape.
  3. Justify survey monitoring methods and measurements to model movement or change in structures or features in the surrounding area.
  4. Develop procedures and techniques used for surveys during and after the construction of high-rise buildings.
  5. Apply the principles of inertial survey systems, field operation to solve computational methods for position determination, Kalman filters, applications and accuracies and discuss the use of artificial satellites to observe and define the geoid, land and ocean surface.
  6. Analyse the use and application of close-range photogrammetry, including, planning, image acquisition and processing and apply knowledge of laser scanning technology for calibration, registration, geo-referencing and 3D point cloud generation.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Survey accuracy assessment and standard compliance 25.00
2. Satellite Geodesy 10.00
3. Metrology: Precise determination of flatness, verticality, shape, and deformation 10.00
4. Monitoring surveys 15.00
5. High rise construction techniques 10.00
6. Inertial Surveying Systems 10.00
7. Close Range Photogrammetry 10.00
8. Laser Scanning 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

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

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Problem Solving 1 No 30 1,2,5
Assignments Written Problem Solving 2 No 30 3,4,6
Assignments Written Problem Solving 3 No 40 1,2,3,4,5,6
Date printed 9 February 2024