2016/2017

2018/2019

DM270

ICAR/06 (TOPOGRAPHY AND CARTOGRAPHY)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

PERCORSO COMUNE

3°

2nd semester (06/03/2019 - 14/06/2019)

6

45 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST

FRANZINI MARICA (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Knowledge of Geodesy, Topography, Cartography and Survey Measurements and Adjustments. All the topics are covered by the course of Topography.

The course provides knowledge of Geodesy and GPS/GNSS surveying. The goals are: to understand the operating principles of the GNNS system; know how to plan and execute simple GPS measurements; know how to process the acquired data; understand the reference systems connected with GNSS measurements.

The GPS system

Background
Main features of the GPS system
The satellite constellation
The signal structure
Surveying techniques

GPS static survey

The relative positioning: concepts, advantages and disadvantages
Possible geometric schemas for GPS measurements
Planning
Adjustment

GPS post-processing

GPS network adjustment
Horizontal and vertical datum transformation
GPS levelling

The geodetic infrastructures connected to GPS

IGM95 - RDN network
regional or provincial networks
permanent station networks

Real-time surveys

Real-time measurements and differential corrections
The use of a single station as the master
The permanent GPS station networks

Other GNSS systems

Brief outlines of Glonass and Galileo systems
Their integration with GPS

Lectures (hours / year in classroom): 45
Practical lectures (hours / year in classroom): 0
Practical exercises (hours / year in classroom): 0

Lecture notes distributed by the teacher.

A. Leick. GPS Satellite Surveying – 3rd Edition. Wiley & Sons LTD.

A. Cina. GPS – Principi, modalità e tecniche di posizionamento. Celid - Torino.

AA.VV.. Understanding GPS: Principles and Applications – 2nd Edition. Kaplan & Hegarty.

A written test and possibly an oral supplementary examination.