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FACULTY of ENGINEERING / DEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING
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HRT2049Geodesy2+2+0ECTS:3
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Faruk YILDIRIM
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Determination of the shape and size of the Earth, geodetic datums, three-dimensional coordinate systems and transformations, geodetic networks, ellipsoid geometry, properties of the reference ellipsoid, calculations on the ellipsoid surface, geodetic line, solutions to geodetic problems, conformal depiction of the ellipsoid on the plane and the UTM system, geographic UTM transformations, datum and slice transformations (WR: Written Report, OP: Oral Presentation)
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Geodetic Datum, 3D and geographic coordinates can be defined and transformations can be made between them.2.16,
LO - 2 : Understand the basic parameters of the ellipsoid, parameters depending on latitude, length (arc) calculation and area calculation in the ellipsoid1.21,
LO - 3 : Ellipsoid geodesic problems solutions and comparison1.21,
LO - 4 : understand the definition of projections and mappings for geodetic aims, their properties and relationships between information on map and original.1.21,
LO - 5 : comprehend the subjects of UTM system and calculations, transformation calculations, map sheets and their relations with regulations.2.26,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Determination of the shape and size of the earth, geodetic datums, geodetic networks, ellipsoid geometry, properties of the reference ellipsoid, calculations on the ellipsoid surface, geodetic curve, solution of basic ellipsoid geodetic problems, determination of Qibla. Mapping of sphere to plane, basic concepts, conformal mappings, Stereographic projection, isometric coordinate system and isometric latitude. Gauss-Krüger mapping of ellipsoid to plane. Computation of series, Computation of Gauss coordinates from Ellipsoidal geographical coordinates. Reduction length and direction. UTM and transformation for UTM zone.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction, course scope, concepts, resources, modeling and historical development of the Earth, modern geodesy and new technological developments. Fundamental physical properties of the Earth, Earth's shape, geoid and ellipsoid of revolution as Earth's shapes.
 Week 2Celestial Coordinate Systems ICRS, Satellite Orbital Coordinate Systems
 Week 3Geodetic datums, ED50, WGS84, ITRFxx, ITRF96 datums
 Week 4Geodetic networks; terrestrial and GNSS networks, TUD-54, TUTGA, Tusaga-Active (CORS-TR), 2D and 3D datum transformation
 Week 5Transformation between three-dimensional coordinate systems, time systems, their effects on coordinate systems and transformations.
 Week 6Reference ellipsoid, geometry, parameters, types of latitude, numerical examples
 Week 7Geographic, geocentric and topocentric coordinate systems and their transformations, numerical examples
 Week 8Curvature of the ellipsoid, radius of curvature, length and area calculations with numerical examples
 Week 9Frequency Response of Amplifiers
 Week 10Geodetic line, its importance in geodesy, solution of geodetic problem on ellipsoid, determination of Qibla, numerical examples
 Week 11Conformal depiction of general surfaces, Isometric latitude on ellipsoid and sphere, Concepts of depiction, projection and deformation, Depiction of sphere onto plane and example; Gaussian-conformal and Transversal Mercator depiction.
 Week 12Gauss-Krüger mapping of the ellipsoid to the plane, Gauss-Krüger and power series for geographic coordinates
 Week 13Meridian Convergence, Direction and length reductions, scale reduction factor
 Week 14UTM system, Zone Conversion
 Week 15Disadvantages of the UTM system and the Lambert Conform Conic Mapping from alternative systems
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Kaya, A., (1999), Jeodezi II, Küre ve Elipsoidin Düzleme Tasviri, KTÜ Basımevi, Trabzon.
2E. Özbenli, (2001), Jeodezi ?I, Elipsoid, Elipsoid Yerine Kullanılacak Küreler ve Küre Üzerinde Jeodezik Hesaplar, KTÜ Matbaası, Trabzon. (Temel Ders Kitabı)
 
Recommended Reading
1Özbenli, E., (1972), Jeodeziye Giriş, Elipsoid Geometrisi, Matbaa Teknisyenleri Basımevi, İstanbul.
2Grossmann, W., (1976), Geodätische Rechnungen und Abbildungen, Stuttgart.
3Thomas, P. D., (1952), Conformal Projections in Geodesy and Cartography, Washington.
4Hooijberg, M. (1997), Practical Geodesy, Springer.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 2 30
Project 12 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 15 1 15
Arasınav 1 1 1
Proje 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 20 1 20
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 10 3 30
Diğer 2 12 1 12
Total work load180