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| HRT4001 | Geoid and Vertical Datum | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Nazan YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To make students understand the meaning of geoid and its importance for geodesy. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand geoid's description | 1 | | | LO - 2 : | understand why geoid is important for geodesy | 1 | | | LO - 3 : | learn height and height types | 1 | | | LO - 4 : | learn how the heights are determined | 1 | | | LO - 5 : | learn how the geoid is determined and which methods are used | 1 | | | 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 | | |
| Concept of Gravity and Potential, Definition and Importance of Geoid, Vertical Datum, Sea Level Measurements, Average Sea Surface, Geodetic Control of Weather Stations, Turkey National Sea Level Monitoring System (Tudes), Geodetic Heights, Turkey National Vertical Control Network
Geoid Determination Techniques and Methods, Interpolation Methods for Geoid Heights, Geoids of Turkey, Finding Orthometric Heights. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Subject and aim of lesson | | | Week 2 | Gravitational and potential concepts
| | | Week 3 | Definition and Importance of Geoid | | | Week 4 | Vertical Datum | | | Week 5 | Sea Level Measurements | | | Week 6 | Mean Sea Surface | | | Week 7 | Geodetic Control of Maeograph Stations | | | Week 8 | Turkish National Sea Level Monitoring System (Tudes) | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Geodetic Heights | | | Week 11 | Türkiye National Vertical Control Network | | | Week 12 | Geoid Determination Techniques and Methods | | | Week 13 | Interpolation Methods for Geoid Heights | | | Week 14 | Turkish geoids | | | Week 15 | Calculating Orthometric Heights | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Weikkoa Heiskanen, Helmut Moritz. 1984; Fiziksel jeodezi, Türkçesi Onur Gürkan, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi. Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi. Genel yayın ; No. 19 Fakültesi yayın ; No. 8 | | | |
| 1 | Torge, W. 1980; Geodesy, Walter De Gruyter, Berlin-Newyork. | | | 2 | P. Vanicek ve N.T. Christou.1994; Geoid and Its Geophysical Interpretations, CRC Press, Florida. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 16 | 1 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 100 |
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