Geodesy 1 (SURE 452)

• College: Coll of Engineering Technology
• Department: Surveying
• Credit Hours: 4
• This course has a lecture with 3 hours.
• This course has a lab with 3 hours.

This is the first of the two sequential courses in geodesy. Topics covered include: ellipsoidal geometry, direct and inverse solution of geodetic line, geodetic datum, coordinate systems, deflections of vertical, celestial sphere, solution of spherical triangles, time systems, astronomical azimuth and Laplace's equation, developable surfaces, basic properties and characteristics of most common map projections with stronger emphasis on the projections used in State Plane Coordinates such as Lambert conformal, transverse Mercator and UTM. Pre-Requisites:SURE 230 and 372. Typically Offered Spring Only