Course: GISC3325 Syllabus (2013)
SyllabusGISC3325_2013.pdf
Textbook for the course: "Geodesy for Geomatics and GIS Professionals" by James A. Elithorp, Jr. and Dennis D. Findorff. The publisher's page for the text is here:
https://www.xanedu.com/higher-education/educators/custom-books-catalog/geodesy-for-geomatics-and-gis-professionals/ It is also available through other booksellers.
Class Schedule/Topics
Class 1: (23 Jan 2013) Introduction to course
Discussion of objectives, requirements and expected outcomes of the course. Read the syllabus!
lecture1_2013_Class_Intro.pdf - lecture
Class 2: (28 Jan 2013) - Spherical Latitude and Longitude and Time
GISC3325_class2_lat_lon_geomSphere.pdf -
Class 3: (30 Jan 2013) - Great Circle Computations and Matlab Use
GreatCircleComputations.pdf - 2012 class lecture
comps_class2_2013.m - Matlab code for computations in classes 2 and 3.
matlabTest.sce - while named matlabTest.sce, this is a Scilab version of a script file solving the PC inverse as well as great circle distance and inverse.
Class 4: (4 February 2013) Some history
lecture4_2013_historyMethods.pdf - class lecture
Class 5: (6 February 2013) State Plane Coordinates
Lec5_2013_SPCS_lecture.pdf - lecture
Classes 6 and 7: (11 and 13 February 2013) Critical importance of Gravity to Geodesy
GravityGeodesy2K10.pdf - lecture for both days
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL READING
Gravity info from USGS - good information about field gravity observations and gravity anomalies.
Excellent summary of different height systems - shows derivations of different heights.
grs80_parameters.pdf - these are official values for Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (link shown on PDF is no longer valid)
http://geoweb.mit.edu/~tah/12.221_2005/grs80_corr.pdf - link above to grs80 parameters is no longer valid. This link is (as of 26 Dec 2019).
Class 8: 18 February 2013 - Exam and Lab 3 review then NGS Airborne gravity and GSVS 2011
GRAVD_Airborne_Gravity_Processing_101.ppt - presentation for class
geoidSlopeValidationSurvey.pdf - second presentation illustrating the geoid slope validation survey in Texas from CC to Austin
supplemental materials
http://scintrexltd.com/downloads/GRAVGUID.pdf - interesting document on gravity meter use and gravity data characteristics and reductions.
NGS_GRAV-D_General_Airborne_Gravity_Data_User_Manual_v1.1.pdf - manual describing airborne gravity data collection and reduction
Class 9: 20 February 2013 - The NGS On-Line GPS Positioning Service (OPUS)
class9_CORS_OPUS_etc.pdf - lecture for 2013 future lectures with deal with similar tools: AUSPOS, SCOUT, APPS, NRC-PPP, and others.
Recommended: Introduction to geodetic-quality GPS - http://www.agu.org/webcast/Blewitt.html - webcast from AGU
Class 10: 25 February 2013 - Earth as an Ellipse
Ellipse_16Feb2K10.pdf - lecture
Class 11: 27 February 2013 - OPUS status and future
class11_2013_OPUS_future_status_.pdf - OPUS, OPUS-RS, OPUS-Projects, OPUS-Net
Read chapter 7 for next week
class11_XYZ2geo.html - Matlab code for XYZ to Geodetic
BowringTextExample.sce - Scilab code
BowringTextExample.pdf - Scilab text file converted to PDF
Class 12: 4 March 2013 - More ellipsoid computations
Lec16_GRS_9MR2010.pdf - ENU from slant distance, vertical or zenith angle, and azimuth. XYZ2 <->LLh. Datum transformations.
Class 13: 6 March 2013 - Yet more ellipsoid computations
Lecture12–MoreDamnedEllipsoidStuff.pdf - lecture
simpleChapter5.m - Code developed during class (in Matlab) After the lecture we will examine the use of Matlab and Scilab to solve numeric problems in textbook chapters 5 and 7. chap5_7comps.sce - Scilab code for problems in chapters 5 and 7 of the text. Cannot be used in Matlab without modifications.
Class 14: 18 March 2013 - Horizontal datums in the US: NAD27/NAD83(1986)/NAD83(HARN)/NAD83(2007)
Regional and global horizontal datums used in the United States. 25Feb2010_NAD.pdf - lecture
Required reading
NADCON article - will cover horizontal datums next class NADCON_ProfSurv_article.pdf (same article but with graphics)
VERTCON article - will cover vertical datums next week ( VERTCON4ProfSurveyor.pdf - same article but with graphics)
Class 15: 20 March 2013 - NAD83(CORS96), NAD83(2007) and NAD83(2011)
Continued with presentation used in Class 14.
Class 16: 25 March 2013 - NAD83(2007), NAD83(2011), ITRF and WGS84
lecture16_2013modernRefFrames.pdf - modern reference frames
Recommended reading
Article on ITRF2008 in Journal of Geodesy with Open Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00190-011-0444-4 The Open Access option allows anyone to retrieve the full article for free and without subscription to the Journal.
IERS Convention Technical Note 36 (2010) http://www.iers.org/sid_F81BC91F5AAC9C461A049083028E3AE2/IERS/EN/Publications/TechnicalNotes/tn36.html
Class 17: 27 March 2013 - NAVD 88 and Vertical Datums in the United States
Class15_2010_Vdatums.pdf - lecture
Supplemental information
NSRS_MODERNIZATION_0511.ppt - NGS presentation on issues related to upgrading the National Spatial Reference System.
Characteristics of modern 3-D datums (Latitude,Longitude and ellipsoid height) including the issue of changes as functions of time. 2Mar2010_class.pdf - topic continued
Recommended reading
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/NAVD88/navd88report.htm
Class 18: 1 April 2013 - Basic Least Squares and the Two-plane problem in text
problem83.html - Two-plane problem example from textbook pages 152-153
problem83.m - Matlab m-file
Class 19: 3 April 2013 - Leveling and FGCS leveling specifications
Leveling - page under development discussing leveling and related issues. Not part of course.
Required reading
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/tech_pub/Fgcsvert.v41.specs.pdf - FGCS leveling specifications for digital bar-code leveling
Supplemental information
Lecture24_2K7PreciseLeveling.ppt - lecture
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ngsims/Level_Template/viewer
Class 20: 8 April 2013 Guest Lecturer Dr. Jeffress, Professor and Director of Blucher Institute
Class 21: 10 April 2013 - Exam 2 Review then Level Adjustments
Required reading: Good article on hybrid geoid modeling - Professor Featherstone on hybrid geoid modeling.
Class 22: 15 April 2013 - Introduction to "The" Geoid
TheGeoid.ppt - past lecture
Class19_Geoid_1.pdf - NGS geoid modeling and GEOID2009
lecture22_Geoid_2013.pdf - today's lecture updated to reflect GEOID2012A.
Additional materials
NGS Geoid documents page
Required reading
http://mycoordinates.org/determination-of-local-gravimetric-geoid/all/1/ - article on geoid modeling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12911806 - BBC article on GOCE and the geoid.
Class 23 : 17 April 2013 - More on the Geoid
Finish lecture 22 and continue with presentation below
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/GEOID/PRESENTATIONS/2007_02_24_CCPS/Roman_B_PLSC2007notes.pdf
additional materials
DruSmithSubsidenceIssue.ppt - geoid and subsidence
Geoid Modeling at NGS pdf 2008 lecture
Class 24: 22 April 2013 - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
lecture_GPS_2013.pdf - class lecture
additional materials
Class_17_2k7.ppt - introduction to NAVSTAR GPS
Lecture20_MoreGPS_GLONASS.ppt - More on GNSS especially US NAVSTAR and OPUS
Class 25: 24 April 2013 - GPS baselines, etc
class25_GPS_bl.pdf - today's lecture GPS baselines, tropo errors, networks and more
additional materials
CORSSiteMonumentationReport.pdf - Prototype NGS CORS pillar monument and details other agency monuments.
Class 26: 29 April 2013 - GPS project planning and evaluation
Lecture27_NGS_TM58.ppt - Determining ellipsoid and orthometric heights for a network of points using NGS guidelines.
Required reading:
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/ConstrainedAdjustments.pdf - article: "The Trouble with Constrained Adjustments" by Dr. Charles R. Schwarz. Better copy here: ConstrainedAdjustments1.pdf
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/NGS-58.pdf - NGS Technical Memorandum 59, Guidelines for establishing orthometric heights at 2 and 5 cm standard using GPS.
References
http://geodesy.noaa.gov/PROJECTS/proposals/project1.shtml - NGS Project Proposal Page
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/TMNOSNGS58.pdf - NGS Technical Memorandum on Ellipsoid Height Determination
http://onlinemanuals.txdot.gov/txdotmanuals/gps/gps_survey_specification.htm - TXDOT GPS survey manual
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/GeomGeod.pdf - Geometric Geodetic Accuracy Standards
Class 27: 1 May 2013 - Continued discussion of GPS Project design to meet FGCS Standards
GPS-DerivedHgts1.ppt - today's lecture. We will emphasize last sections on project design.
Class 28: 6 May 2013 -Tidal Datums (Final class)
Gulf Coast Complete Presentation - Final.ppt - Tidal datum information
http://vdatum.noaa.gov/ - NOAA's VDATUM tool home page.
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ - NOAA CO-OPS site
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/Tidal_Elevation/index.jsp - NGS tidal elevation site
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