CE 597 ADjustment of Geospatial Observations Fall 2012

Purdue University - School of Civil Engineering

last update 16-aug-2012

Instructor

Jim Bethel, CIVL 4111, Tel: 494-6719, Email: bethel@ecn.purdue.edu

Primary Text

Obsevations and Least Squares, by Mikhail (out of print, obtain from instructor)

References

Linear Algebra, Geodesy, and GPS, by Strang and Borre, Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 1997

GPS Satellite Surveying, by Leick, Wiley 2004

Analysis and Adjustment of Survey Measurements, by Mikhail & Gracie (out of print)

Supplementary Reading

The Day the World Discovered the Sun, by Mark Anderson, Da Capo Press, 2012

Numerical & Graphics Software (highly recommended)

Matlab Student Version, Matlab is available on all ITAP & ECN machines but with the student version you can work on your own machine without internet connection

ITAP "DACS/Software Remote" also works from anywhere, but requires internet connection

www.itap.purdue.edu, follow link to "software remote" (DACS)

https://goremote.itap.purdue.edu

Class

MWF 8:30 CIVL 2123

Office hours

any time is ok, ask early about assignments, not at last minute.

Grading

1 Midterm Exam 37.5%, 1 Final Exam 37.5%, Homework 25%, 1 page of notes allowed for all exams

Homework

collaboration OK on concepts, but hand in your own work

Programming

you will need to become familiar with Matlab, both interactive mode and programming mode

Web Address

https://engineering.purdue.edu/~bethel, follow link for fall 2012

note: prior years' sites are there, use for reference and help.

Topics generally the same, maybe different order, different emphasis. homeworks and exams will be different.