GI3411 Total Station and GPS Surveying Laboratory Syllabus:

GI3411 Total Station and GPS Surveying Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To train the students to acquire skill in making precise measurements and obtaining accurate results with Total Station and GPS.

EXCERCISES:

1. Temporary adjustment of Total station and Angle, Distance and Coordinate measurement
2. Establishment of Horizontal control point by Traversing
3. To determine the instrument station coordinate by Resection method (Angles only and Distances only)
4. Application COGO function: Area, MLM / Inverse function, REM and offsets
5. Planimetric mapping using Total Station
6. Preparation of Contour map using Total Station
7. Setting out: by Coordinates, by Distance and angle, Points at equal length
8. Navigation and Feature collection using handheld GPS
9. GNSS Planning
10. Accuracy evaluation of baseline with different common observation times
11. Establishment of Ground Control Point using Static / Rapid Static differential GNSS survey by Lee Frog Method
12. Establishment of Ground Control Point using Static / Rapid Static differential GNSS survey by Trilateration method
13. Preparation of Planimetric map using Post Processed Kinematic (PPK) method
14. Network Adjustment of GNSS observation

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Gain the basic idea about Total station and GNSS.
CO2 Acquire knowledge about establishment of horizontal control point using Total station and GNSS.
CO3 Impart Knowledge in preparation of contour map using Total station and GNSS.
CO4 Understand the various coordinate geometry function in Total station and GPS
CO5 Gain knowledge about Total station and GNSS data processing, network adjustment and Mapping.

REFERENCES:

1. Rueger, J.M. Electronic Distance Measurement, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 4th Edition,1996.
2. Satheesh Gopi, rasathishkumar, N.madhu, ― Advanced Surveying , Total Station GPS and Remote Sensing ― Pearson education , 2nd Edition,2017. isbn: 978-81317 00679.
3. Seeber G, Satellite Geodesy, Walter De Gruyter, Berlin, 2003
4. R.Subramanian, Surveying and Levelling, Oxford University Press, Second Edition, 2012.
5. Laurila, S.H. Electronic Surveying in Practice, John Wiley and Sons Inc, 1983
6. Guocheng Xu, GPS Theory, Algorithms and Applications, Springer – Verlag, Berlin,3rd Edition,2016.
7. Alfred Leick, GPS satellite surveying, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 4th Edition, 2015.