Field Surveying Course

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Planning Topographic Surveys – Gathering the Data
• Field Methods for Topographic Mapping. General Procedures, digital surveying Using terrestrial and satellite methods, coordinating field and office procedures for digital survey systems
• Hydrographic Survey. Introduction, tides, instrumentation for hydro graphic survey, procedures for hydro graphic survey, hydro graphic charts
• Review of Greek Surveying Standards and Specifications.Specifications, Equipment Specifications

 

General Competences

Students will be able to manage all stages of the work leading to a complete surveying project at a professional level. The course also aims to develop critical thinking whereby students must address solutions to engineering problems that arise during a typical surveying project.

 

SYLLABUS

1. Planning Topographic Surveys – Gathering the Data,
2. Field Methods for Topographic Mapping,
3. Hydrographic Survey,
4. Greek Surveying Standards and Specifications

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Language of evaluation: Greek or English
Methods of evaluation:
Final exam (60%) which includes open- ended questions and problem solving
Laboratory work (40%)

 

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

– Suggested bibliography:
1. Allan A.L., Hollwey J.R., Maynes J.H.B., Amin A., 1980. Practical Field Surveying and Computations. Heinmann, Portsmouth, ΝΗ.
2. Andersen J. M., Mikhail E. M., 1998. Surveying: Theory and Practice. 7th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
3. Blachut T., Chrzanowski A., Saastamoinen J., 1979. Urban Surveying and Mapping. Springer, Berlin.
4. Buckner R. B., 1983. Surveying measurements and their analysis. Landmark Enterprises, Cordova, CA.
5. Johnson A., 2004. Plane and Geodetic Surveying. The Management of Control Networks. Spon Press, London & New York.
6. King R. W., Masters E. G., Rizos C., Stolz A., Collins J., 1987. Surveying with Global Positioning System FERD. Dümmler Verlag, Bonn.
7. Shepherd F. A., 1977. Engineering Surveying. Edward Arnold, London.
8. Schofield W., Breach M., 2007. Engineering Surveying. Butterworth-Heinemann. Elsevier.
9. Uren J., Price W. F., 2005. Surveying for Engineers. 4th edition, MacMillan Press, London