Geodesy 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 geodesy is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS 9 Definitions – Classifications, Problem of Geodesy and purpose of Geodesy Historical development and Organization of Geodesy. Reference Surfaces and their relationship. Applications, Engineering, Lunar, Planetary and interferometric Synthetic aperture radar Geodesy – Local and International Spheroid.
Unit II
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Unit III
CO-ORDINATE SYSTEMS 9 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 IV
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Unit V
GEODETIC ASTRONOMY 9 Celestial Sphere – Astronomical triangle – celestial coordinates systems and its relationship with Cartesian Co-ordinates and Transformation between them – Special star positions, Major 44 constellations – time systems (sidereal, Universal, atomic and standard) rising and setting of Stars with respect to Declination, hour angle and Azimuth, Culmination, Prime Vertical Crossing and Elongation.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Wolfgang Torge, Geodesy, Walter De Gruyter Inc., Berlin, 2015 2nd edition.
- Guy BomfordllGeodesyll Nabu Press, 2015, ISBN 1172029091.
Reference Books:
- PetrVanicek and Edward J. Krakiwsky, Geodesy: The concepts, North-Holland Publications Co., Amsterdam, 2014 2nd edition.
- Tom Herring, Geodesy Elsevier,2009, ISBN: 0444534601
- Schwarze, V.S. Geodesy: The challenge of the 3rd millennium, Springer verlag, and 2003.
- James R.Smith, Introduction to Geodesy, John wiley & Sons Inc. 1997
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Geoinformatics Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Geo 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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