GI3304 GEODESY SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY BE GEOINFORMATICS ENGINEERING 5TH SEMESTER SYLLABUS REGULATION 2008 2011-2012 BELOW IS THE ANNA UNIVERSITY FIFTH SEMESTER BE GEOINFORMATICS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS IT IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS ADMITTED IN THE YEAR 2011-2012 (ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI,TRICHY,MADURAI,TIRUNELVELI,COIMBATORE), 2008 REGULATION OF ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI AND STUDENTS ADMITTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI DURING 2009
GI3304 GEODESY L T P C
2 2 0 4
OBJECTIVE:
To understand the concept of Geodetic Surveying and solve the geodetic problems.
UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS 5
Definitions, Classifications, and Problem of Geodesy. Historical development and
Organization of Geodesy. Reference Surfaces and their relationship. Applications.
Engineering, Lunar and Planetary Geodesy.
UNIT II GEOMETRIC GEODESY 20
Geodetic, Geocentric and Reduced latitudes and their relationship. Ellipsoidal Coordinates
in terms of Reduced, Geodetic and geocentric latitude. Radius of curvature in the
meridian & prime vertical and their relationship. Radius of curvature in any azimuth,
Length of the meridian arcs and arcs of parallel and Area of trapezium on the ellipsoid.
Curves on the ellipsoid, properties of Geodesic and Everest ellipsoid. Natural or
Astronomical Co-ordinate System, Geodetic or Geographical co-ordinate System,
Rectangular or Cartesian Co-ordinate System and relationship between them.
Curvilinear Co-ordinate System. Deflection of Vertical, Spherical excess. Astro- Geodetic
method of determining the reference Spheroid. Geodetic Control (Horizontal and
Vertical)- Standards and Methods.
42
UNIT III PHYSICAL GEODESY 10
Gravity field of earth, Concept of equipotential, Geopotential and Spheropotential
Surface - Normal gravity, The Significance of gravity measurements, Measurements of
Absolute and Relative gravity, Reduction of gravity measurements, Isostasy. Gravity
networks. Gravity anomaly and Gravity disturbance - Fundamental equation of Physical
Geodesy. Determination of Geoid and Deflection of Vertical, Orthometric height, Normal
height, Dynamic height and their corrections, Ellipsoidal height and geoidal height.
UNIT IV GEODETIC ASTRONOMY 15
Horizon, Hour Angle, Right Ascension and Ecliptic co-ordinate System, relationship with
Cartesian System, Transformation between them. Special star positions, Major
constellations, Rising and setting of Stars with respect to Declination, hour angle and
Azimuth, Culmination, Prime Vertical Crossing and Elongation - Variation in celestial co –
ordinates, Sidereal time, Universal time, Zone time and Atomic time. Determination
of Astronomical Azimuth, latitude and longitude. Star catalogues, Ephemerides and
Almanacs.
UNIT V GEODETIC COMPUTATION 10
Rectangular and Polar Co – ordinates - First and Second geodetic problem -
Similarity and Helmert’s transformation, Point determination by Intersection -
Resection and Arc Section
L: 30 + T: 30 TOTAL : 60 PERIDOS
TEXT BOOK:
1 James R.Smith, Introduction to Geodesy, John wiley&Sons Inc. 1997.
REFERENCES:
1. Wolfgang Torge, Geodesy, Walter De Gruyter Inc., Berlin, 2001.
2. Bomford, G. Geodesy, Clarendon press, Oxford, 1980.
3. Petr Vanicek and Edward J. Krakiwsky, Geodesy: The concepts, North-Holland
Publications Co., Amsterdam, 1991.
4. Heribert kahmen and Wolfgang Faig, Surveying, Walter De Gruyter, Berlin,
1988.
5. Schwarze, V.S. Geodesy: The challenge of the 3rd millennium, Springer verlag, and
2002.
GI3304 GEODESY L T P C
2 2 0 4
OBJECTIVE:
To understand the concept of Geodetic Surveying and solve the geodetic problems.
UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS 5
Definitions, Classifications, and Problem of Geodesy. Historical development and
Organization of Geodesy. Reference Surfaces and their relationship. Applications.
Engineering, Lunar and Planetary Geodesy.
UNIT II GEOMETRIC GEODESY 20
Geodetic, Geocentric and Reduced latitudes and their relationship. Ellipsoidal Coordinates
in terms of Reduced, Geodetic and geocentric latitude. Radius of curvature in the
meridian & prime vertical and their relationship. Radius of curvature in any azimuth,
Length of the meridian arcs and arcs of parallel and Area of trapezium on the ellipsoid.
Curves on the ellipsoid, properties of Geodesic and Everest ellipsoid. Natural or
Astronomical Co-ordinate System, Geodetic or Geographical co-ordinate System,
Rectangular or Cartesian Co-ordinate System and relationship between them.
Curvilinear Co-ordinate System. Deflection of Vertical, Spherical excess. Astro- Geodetic
method of determining the reference Spheroid. Geodetic Control (Horizontal and
Vertical)- Standards and Methods.
42
UNIT III PHYSICAL GEODESY 10
Gravity field of earth, Concept of equipotential, Geopotential and Spheropotential
Surface - Normal gravity, The Significance of gravity measurements, Measurements of
Absolute and Relative gravity, Reduction of gravity measurements, Isostasy. Gravity
networks. Gravity anomaly and Gravity disturbance - Fundamental equation of Physical
Geodesy. Determination of Geoid and Deflection of Vertical, Orthometric height, Normal
height, Dynamic height and their corrections, Ellipsoidal height and geoidal height.
UNIT IV GEODETIC ASTRONOMY 15
Horizon, Hour Angle, Right Ascension and Ecliptic co-ordinate System, relationship with
Cartesian System, Transformation between them. Special star positions, Major
constellations, Rising and setting of Stars with respect to Declination, hour angle and
Azimuth, Culmination, Prime Vertical Crossing and Elongation - Variation in celestial co –
ordinates, Sidereal time, Universal time, Zone time and Atomic time. Determination
of Astronomical Azimuth, latitude and longitude. Star catalogues, Ephemerides and
Almanacs.
UNIT V GEODETIC COMPUTATION 10
Rectangular and Polar Co – ordinates - First and Second geodetic problem -
Similarity and Helmert’s transformation, Point determination by Intersection -
Resection and Arc Section
L: 30 + T: 30 TOTAL : 60 PERIDOS
TEXT BOOK:
1 James R.Smith, Introduction to Geodesy, John wiley&Sons Inc. 1997.
REFERENCES:
1. Wolfgang Torge, Geodesy, Walter De Gruyter Inc., Berlin, 2001.
2. Bomford, G. Geodesy, Clarendon press, Oxford, 1980.
3. Petr Vanicek and Edward J. Krakiwsky, Geodesy: The concepts, North-Holland
Publications Co., Amsterdam, 1991.
4. Heribert kahmen and Wolfgang Faig, Surveying, Walter De Gruyter, Berlin,
1988.
5. Schwarze, V.S. Geodesy: The challenge of the 3rd millennium, Springer verlag, and
2002.
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