Geodesy detail syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (GI8605), Category (PC), Contact Periods/week (4), Teaching hours/week (4), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
For all other geo 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Geo 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for geodesy is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- To understand the geometry of the earth and its relationship with nature.
Unit I
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Unit II
Geometric Geodesy
Geomentry of ellipsoid, fundamental mathematical relationship of ellipsoid, Geodetic, Geocentric and Reduced latitudes and their relationship. Ellipsoidal Co-ordinates in terms of Reduced, Geodetic and geocentric latitude. Radius of curvature in the meridian and prime vertical and their relationship. Mean Radius of curvature in any azimuth, Length of the meridian arcs and arcs of parallel and Area of trapezium on the ellipsoid. Curves on the ellipsoid, properties of Geodesic. Natural or Astronomical co-ordinate System, Geodetic or Geographical co-ordinate System, Rectangular or Cartesian Co-ordinate System and relationship between them. Curvilinear Coordinate System. Deflection of Vertical, Spherical excess. Astro-Geodetic method of determining the reference Spheroid.
Unit III
Physical Geodesy
Basics – INGN -the significance of gravity measurements, Gravity field of earth, Concept of equipotential, Geopotential and Spheropotential Surface – Normal gravity and its computations, Methods of measuring Absolute and Relative gravity- Gravimeters-Reduction of gravity measurements, terrain and Isostasy corrections. Gravity networks. Gravity anomaly and Gravity disturbance-Fundamental equation of Physical Geodesy. Gravimetric determination of Geoid and Deflection of Vertical, Geo potential number – Orthometric height, Normal height, Dynamic height and their corrections – computation of orthometric height, Ellipsoidal height and its determination with a single and reciprocal observation of vertical angle – geoidal height – methods and computation.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Geodetic Computations
Rectangular and Polar Co – ordinates – First and Second geodetic problem – Similarity and Helmerts transformation- methods of point determinations – problems on intersection, resection, arc section and also with over determinations, polar method and its extension.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand
- Fundamentals of Geodesy, Techniques involved in establishment of geodetic control
- Concepts of geoid, ellipsoid and their interrelationship
- Various types of coordinate systems and relationship between them
- Methods required for computation of geodetic and astronomical parameters
- The methods for measurement of gravity and gravity network
Text Books:
- Wolfgang Torge, Geodesy, Walter De Gruyter Inc., Berlin, 2001.
- Guy Bomford||Geodesy|| Nabu Press,2010,ISBN 1172029091
References:
- Petr Vanicek and Edward J. Krakiwsky, Geodesy: The concepts, North-Holland Publications Co., Amsterdam, 1991.
- Tom Herring, Geodesy _ Elsevier,2009,ISBN : 0444534601
- Schwarze, V.S. Geodesy: The challenge of the 3rd millennium, Springer verlag, and 2002.
- James R.Smith, Introduction to Geodesy, John wiley and Sons Inc. 1997.
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Geo, 2017 regulation do visit Geo 6th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.
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