Surveying detailed syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Geo students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Geoinformatics Engineering 3rd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Geo 3rd Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of surveying is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS OF CONVENTIONAL SURVEYING 9 Definition – Classifications – Basic principles – Equipment and accessories for ranging and chaining – Methods of ranging – well conditioned triangles – Chain traversing – Compass – Basic principles – Types – Bearing – System and conversions – Sources of errors and Local attraction -Magnetic declination – Dip – compass traversing – Plane table and its accessories – Merits and demerits – Radiation – Intersection – Resection – Plane table traversing.
Unit II
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Unit III
THEODOLITE SURVEYING 9 Theodolite – Types – Horizontal and Vertical angle measurements – Temporary and Permanent adjustments – Trigonometric Levelling – Heights and distances – Single Plane method – Double Plane method – Geodetic observation – Tacheometric surveying – Stadia Tacheometry -Subtense method -Tangential Tacheometry.
Unit IV
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Unit V
CADASTRAL SURVEYING 9 History of cadastral survey – Land Records – FMB Sketch -Tax – Real Property- Legal Cadastral – Graphical and Numerical Cadastre – Legal Characteristics of Records – Torrens System. Cadastral map reproduction – Map projection for cadastral maps – Automated Cadastral map -Land Information System.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- T. P. Kanetkarand S. V. Kulkarni, Surveying and Levelling, Parts 1 &2, Pune Vidyarthi Griha Prakashan, Pune, 2010, 24th edition.
- Dr. B. C. Punmia, Ashok K. Jain and Arun K Jain, Surveying Vol. I & II, Lakshmi Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, Sixteenth Edition, 2016.
Reference Books:
- R. Subramanian, Surveying and Levelling, Oxford University Press, Second Edition, 2012.
- James M. Anderson and Edward M. Mikhail, Surveying, Theory and Practice, Seventh Edition, McGraw Hill 2001.
- Bannister and S. Raymond, Surveying, Seventh Edition, Longman 2004.
- S. K. Roy, Fundamentals of Surveying, Second Edition, Prentice” Hall of India 2004.
- K. R. Arora, Surveying Vol I & II, Standard Book house, 2019
- C. Venkatramaiah, Textbook of Surveying, Universities Press, Second Edition, 2011.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Geoinformatics Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Geo 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Geoinformatics Engineering results, visit Anna University Geo all semester results direct link.