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| HRT4030 | GPS Applications | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ertan GÖKALP | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main aim of this course is to teach the use of GPS application areas in Geodesy. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand technical words and expressions related GPS and be able to perceive the differences among various GPS surveying methods.
| 2,6 | 1,5 | | LO - 2 : | obtain information about densification and restoration of geodetic networks with GPS, and perform transformation among different coordinate systems. | 2,6 | 1,5 | | LO - 3 : | use GPS in different areas such as deformation studies, geology, geophysics, hydrographic surveying, etc.
| 2,6 | 1,5 | | LO - 4 : | improve their presentation skills by preparing power point presentations regarding using GPS in different research area.
| 2,6 | 1,5 | | 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 | | |
| Overview of the GPS, absolute and relative position determinations, uses for GPS : geodetic control, geoid determination, cadastral surveys, hydrographic surveying, Geographical Information System (GIS) , automated vehicle locating, deformation measurements, photogrammetry, remote sensing, forestry, precise farming, military applications, tourism and sports activities. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | GPS Definitions | | | Week 2 | GPS observations, Error sources of GPS | | | Week 3 | GPS Surveying Methods | | | Week 4 | GPS Surveying Methods | | | Week 5 | Türkiye National Fundamental GPS Network (TUTGA), Densification and re-measurements of the geodetic networks with GPS | | | Week 6 | Use of GPS in deformation measurements | | | Week 7 | Use of GPS in Geology and Geophysics | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Use of GPS in Hydrography | | | Week 10 | Use of GPS in Mining Surveys | | | Week 11 | Geoid and Height determination with GPS | | | Week 12 | Use of GPS in GIS | | | Week 13 | Use of GPS in Surveying Engineering | | | Week 14 | Use of GPS in Forestry and Agriculture | | | Week 15 | Use of GPS in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Wells, D.E. et al., 1987, Guide to GPS Positioning, Second edition, Canadian GPS Associates, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | | | |
| 1 | Hofmann-Wellenhof, Lichtenegger, H., Collins, J., 1997, GPS Theory and Practice, Forth edition, Springer- Verlag, New York | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 10
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15 | | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 75 |
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