The disciplines that refer to geomatics and can support analyses, projects, environmental surveys: GNSS, LIDAR, aerial photogrammetry, remote sensing, cartography, Geographic Information Systems.
C.D. Ghilani, P.R. Wolf, Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics, Prentice Hall, 978-0132554343
B. DeWitt, B. Wilkinson, P. Wolf, Elements of Photogrammetry with Application in GIS, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 9780071761116
Learning Objectives
Recognition and use of spatial data from different sources. Design of surveys with photogrammetric and LIDAR techniques for mapping (scale 1: 1,000 - 1: 500 and larger). Management and processing of spatial data in GIS.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of topography and statistics
Teaching Methods
Lectures and practices
Type of Assessment
Written test, practices evaluation, oral exam
Course program
Geodesy and geodetic reference systems
Map projections
Cartography – relevant elements to be mapped at different scales (1:50.000 – 1:1.000)
Geo-referencing and GNNS
Control network and topographic survey of natural and man-made features
Digital aerial photogrammetry
LIDAR
Multisensor data acquisition from UAV
Digital cartpgraphy and GIS