Surveying and Geomatics

CE25C03:

Surveying and Geomatics

Course objective:

To study the various methods of surveying and understand the concept of control, control and modern surveying and also to use various survey instruments

Levelling: Chain Surveying, Datum, benchmarks, levelling methods (fly and check), booking and reduction, contouring

Theodolite Surveying: Horizontal and vertical angle measurements - Temporary and permanent adjustments - Trigonometric levelling - Single and double plane methods – Stadia tacheometry - Subtense method - Tangential tacheometry.

Activity: Review of Competitive Exam Questions related to levelling and theodolite surveying.

Modern Surveying: Total station - components, working, errors, applications; Bathymetry, GPS - components, data acquisition, errors, applications; Introduction to drone surveying and LiDAR.

Activity: Case study report on GPS applications.

Control Surveying, Adjustment: Horizontal and vertical control, triangulation, traversing, trilateration, coordinate computation; errors, weights, and adjustment of observations.

Activity: Seminar on control surveying.

Weightage: Continuous Assessment: 40%, End Semester Examinations: 60%

Methodology for Continuous Assessment: Quiz - 10%, Case study report – 20%; Seminar report – 20%, Internal Examinations – 50%

References

1.Kanetkar T. P and Kulkarni S. V, Surveying and Levelling, Parts1 & 2,Pune Vidyarthi Griha Prakashan, Pune, 2010

2.Punmia B.C., Ashok Kumar Jain and Arun Kumar Jain, Surveying Vol.I & II, Lakshmi Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2016.

3.Subramanian R., Surveying and Levelling, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2012.

4.Bannister and Raymond.S, Surveying, Seventh Edition, Longman 2004

5.Roy S. K, Fundamentals of Surveying, Second Edition, Prentice' Hall of India, 2011.

6.Arora K. R, Surveying Vol I & II, Standard Book house, Twelfth Edition, 2013.

7.IS 12843:1989: Specification for electronic total stations for surveying

8.IS 12762:1994: Specification for global positioning system (GPS) receivers for surveying

9. IS 4880 (Part 1-4):1975: Code of practice for design of control surveys for civil engineering projects.