Fundamentals of engineering geodesy and GIS technology
Description: During the course of studying the discipline, students acquire the skills and abilities to perform a complex of geodetic works necessary for the design, construction and operation of engineering structures using modern geodetic equipment. This includes topographic surveys for the preparation of topographic maps and plans, the creation of a planned and high-altitude survey justification, mathematical processing of the results of geodetic measurements, as well as solving problems on topographic maps and plans. The discipline also covers the study of the basic methods and methods of developing a digital topographic framework, the preservation of digital information, the specifics of information exchange, and the concepts of a database management system. Students acquire skills and abilities to work with computer programs used to create maps and various cartographic projections.
Amount of credits: 5
Пререквизиты:
- Mathematics 1
Course Workload:
| Types of classes | hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 |
| Practical works | 30 |
| Laboratory works | |
| SAWTG (Student Autonomous Work under Teacher Guidance) | 15 |
| SAW (Student autonomous work) | 75 |
| Form of final control | Exam |
| Final assessment method |
Component: University component
Cycle: Base disciplines
Goal
- To provide students with fundamental knowledge and practical skills in engineering geodesy and geographic information systems (GIS) required for spatial analysis, monitoring and management of water resources, as well as for engineering surveys, modelling of hydrological processes and making informed decisions in the field of water management and protection of aquatic ecosystems.
Objective
- Study of theory, general principles, methods and technologies of engineering-geodetic works in the study of terrain relief, water bodies and engineering infrastructure, as well as acquiring skills of construction and analysis of digital terrain models, spatial modelling and visualisation of data on water bodies.
Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding
- Possess a basic knowledge and understanding of the mathematical, natural, humanities and economic sciences of the general education and basic disciplines cycle.
- Be able to perform design and engineering works and design and technological documentation according to standards, specifications and other normative documents, including with the use of computer-aided design tools.
Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding
- Possess skills of handling modern technology, be able to use information technologies in the sphere of professional activity.
Learning outcome: formation of judgments
- Ability to formulate informed judgements on the selection and application of engineering-geodetic and GIS-technologies for solving problems related to water resources study, monitoring and management, taking into account spatial, environmental and engineering factors, as well as risk analysis based on the interpretation of geospatial data and modern scientific and technical approaches.
Learning outcome: communicative abilities
- Possess the ability to find compromises, correlate one's opinion with the opinion of the team and be able to work in a team, correctly defend one's point of view, propose new solutions.
Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities
- Strive for professional and personal growth in professional activities and continuing education in the Master's programme Have the skills to navigate modern information flows and adapt to dynamically changing phenomena and processes in the world economy.
Teaching methods
The discipline provides for the use of the following modern educational technologies: -interactive lecture (application of the following active forms of teaching: guided (controlled) discussion or conversation; moderation; demonstration of slides or educational films; brainstorming; motivational speech); -problem-based lecture (based on the logic of successively modelled problem situations and tasks to be solved); -construction of scenarios for the development of various situations on the basis of given conditions; - information and communication (classes in a computer class using professional application software packages); - search and research (independent research activities of students in the learning process); - practical training in the form of debates (group discussions when discussing a problem in the form of debates and exchange of opinions); - discussion of the results of the work of student research groups.
Assessment of the student's knowledge
Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.
| Period | Type of task | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 rating | СРО 1. Измерение горизонтальных углов с помощью теодолита | 0-100 |
| СРО2. Геометрическое нивелирование | ||
| СРО 3. Тахеометрическая съемка | ||
| Практические работы 1 | ||
| 2 rating | СРО 4. Создание тематической карты | 0-100 |
| СРО 5. Работа с ЦМР | ||
| СРО 6. Интеграция геодезических данных | ||
| Практические работы 2 | ||
| Total control | Exam | 0-100 |
The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type
| Type of task | 90-100 | 70-89 | 50-69 | 0-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Lecture classes | Awarded if the student disclosed the content of the material in the amount provided by the programme, presented the material in a competent language in a certain logical sequence, accurately using the terminology of the subject as an academic discipline, answered independently without leading questions from the teacher, successfully answered the test tasks, correctly and reasonably solved situational problems. Possible one or two inaccuracies in the coverage of minor issues or in the calculations, which the student easily corrected on the teacher's comment. | Issued if the student's answer meets the requirements for the mark ‘excellent’, but there is one of the shortcomings: made one - two inaccuracies in the coverage of the main content of the answer, corrected by the teacher's comment; made a mistake or more than two inaccuracies in the coverage of minor issues or in the calculations, easily corrected by the teacher. | It is awarded in the following cases: incomplete or inconsistent disclosure of the content of the material, there are errors in answering tests, inaccuracies in solving situational tasks, but it shows a general understanding of the issue and demonstrated skills sufficient for further mastering of the material defined by the curriculum of the discipline. | Awarded if the student disclosed the content of the material in the amount provided by the programme, presented the material in a competent language in a certain logical sequence, accurately using the terminology of the subject as an academic discipline, answered independently without leading questions from the teacher, successfully answered the test tasks, correctly and reasonably solved situational problems. Possible one or two inaccuracies in the coverage of minor issues or in the calculations, which the student easily corrected on the teacher's comment. |
| Practical exercises | The grade ‘excellent’ is awarded if the student works actively during the whole practical lesson, gives full answers to the teacher's questions in accordance with the plan of the practical lesson and shows a deep mastery of the lecture material, knowledge of the relevant literature, is able to express his/her own attitude to the problem, shows the ability to independently and reasonably present the material, analyse phenomena and facts, make independent generalisations and conclusions, correctly performs the learning tasks, admitting no more than 1-2 а | The grade ‘good’ is awarded if the following requirements are met: the student works actively during the practical training, the questions are covered in full, the presentation of the material is logical, substantiated by facts, with references to relevant literature sources, the coverage of the questions is completed with conclusions, the student has found the ability to analyse facts and events, as well as to perform academic tasks. However, there are inaccuracies in the answers, some minor errors, insufficient reasoning in the presentation of the material, clearly expressed attitude of the student to facts and events, or 1-2 arithmetic and 1-2 logical errors in solving problems. | The grade ‘satisfactory’ is given when the student has generally mastered the essence of the questions on the topic, reveals knowledge of the lecture material and academic literature, tries to analyse facts and events, draw conclusions and solve problems. But at the class behaves passively, answers only when called by the teacher, gives incomplete answers to questions, makes gross errors in the coverage of practical material or 3-4 logical errors in solving special problems. | The grade ‘excellent’ is awarded if the student works actively during the whole practical lesson, gives full answers to the teacher's questions in accordance with the plan of the practical lesson and shows a deep mastery of the lecture material, knowledge of the relevant literature, is able to express his/her own attitude to the problem, shows the ability to independently and reasonably present the material, analyse phenomena and facts, make independent generalisations and conclusions, correctly performs the learning tasks, admitting no more than 1-2 а |
| Self-study | Demonstrates systematic theoretical knowledge, knows the terminology, logically and consistently explains the essence of phenomena and processes, makes reasoned conclusions and generalisations, gives examples, demonstrates fluent monological speech and ability to quickly answer clarifying questions, as well as, in case of a test question, answers at least 90% of the questions | Demonstrates solid theoretical knowledge, knows the terminology, logically and consistently explains the essence of phenomena and processes, makes reasoned conclusions and generalisations, gives examples, shows fluency in monological speech, but at the same time makes minor errors, which are corrected independently or with minor correction by the teacher, at the control test question at least 80% correctly answers. | Demonstrates shallow theoretical knowledge, shows poorly formed skills of analysing phenomena and processes, insufficient ability to make reasoned conclusions and give examples, shows insufficient fluency in monological speech, terminology, logic and consistency of presentation, makes mistakes that can be corrected only when corrected by the teacher, at the control test question not less than 50% correctly answers. | Demonstrates systematic theoretical knowledge, knows the terminology, logically and consistently explains the essence of phenomena and processes, makes reasoned conclusions and generalisations, gives examples, demonstrates fluent monological speech and ability to quickly answer clarifying questions, as well as, in case of a test question, answers at least 90% of the questions |
| Final control of knowledge for the semester | Demonstrates systematic theoretical knowledge, knows the terminology, logically and consistently explains the essence of phenomena and processes, makes reasoned conclusions and generalisations, gives examples, demonstrates fluent monological speech and ability to quickly answer clarifying questions, as well as, in case of a test question, answers at least 90% of the questions | Demonstrates solid theoretical knowledge, knows the terminology, logically and consistently explains the essence of phenomena and processes, makes reasoned conclusions and generalisations, gives examples, shows fluency in monological speech, but at the same time makes minor errors, which are corrected independently or with minor correction by the teacher, at the control test question at least 80% correctly answers. | Demonstrates shallow theoretical knowledge, shows poorly formed skills of analysing phenomena and processes, insufficient ability to make reasoned conclusions and give examples, shows insufficient fluency in monological speech, terminology, logic and consistency of presentation, makes mistakes that can be corrected only when corrected by the teacher, at the control test question not less than 50% correctly answers. | Demonstrates systematic theoretical knowledge, knows the terminology, logically and consistently explains the essence of phenomena and processes, makes reasoned conclusions and generalisations, gives examples, demonstrates fluent monological speech and ability to quickly answer clarifying questions, as well as, in case of a test question, answers at least 90% of the questions |
Evaluation form
The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:
- 40% of the examination result;
- 60% of current control result.
The final grade is calculated by the formula:
| FG = 0,6 | MT1+MT2 | +0,4E |
| 2 |
Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;
E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.
Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:
The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:
| Alphabetical grade | Numerical value | Points (%) | Traditional grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4.0 | 95-100 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.67 | 90-94 | |
| B+ | 3.33 | 85-89 | Good |
| B | 3.0 | 80-84 | |
| B- | 2.67 | 75-79 | |
| C+ | 2.33 | 70-74 | |
| C | 2.0 | 65-69 | Satisfactory |
| C- | 1.67 | 60-64 | |
| D+ | 1.33 | 55-59 | |
| D | 1.0 | 50-54 | |
| FX | 0.5 | 25-49 | Unsatisfactory |
| F | 0 | 0-24 |
Topics of lectures
- Введение в инженерную геодезию
- Геодезические системы координат и проекций
- Основы измерений в инженерной геодезии: углы, расстояния, превышения
- Погрешности геодезических измерений
- Методы нивелирования и определение высот точек
- Тахеометрическая съемка и создание топографических планов
- Геодезическое обеспечение строительных работ
- Введение в ГИС: структура, функции, сферы применения
- Типы пространственных данных
- Типы пространственных данных
- Системы координат и геопривязка в ГИС
- Основы пространственного анализа: буферизация, оверлей, фильтрация
- Создание и работа с цифровыми моделями рельефа (ЦМР)
- Основы дистанционного зондирования Земли и интеграция с ГИС
- ГИС в инженерных изысканиях и строительстве
Key reading
- Goryachev V.P. Engineering geodesy. - Moscow: Academy, 2021.
- Tikhonov V.N., Panchenko S.V. Geoinformation Systems. - SPb.: Peter, 2022.
- Medvedev S.N., Shestakov A.S. GIS in water management and ecology. - Moscow: Lan, 2020.
- Zhdanov V.P. Land hydrology: Textbook. - Moscow: Academy, 2019.
- Aronoff S. Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective. — WDL Publications, 2020.
Further reading
- Kryukov V.P. Geodesy in hydraulic engineering construction. - Moscow: Nedra, 2018.
- Popov A.A., Isaev A.A. Application of GIS in ecology and nature management. - Moscow: Lan, 2021. Karasev M.E. Spatial analysis in GIS: Methods and algorithms. - Moscow: DMK Press, 2022.
