451102 Introduction to Surveying BPD Putting the pieces together

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451-102 Introduction to Surveying (BPD)Putting
the pieces together

• Dr Philip Collier
• Department of Geomatics
• The University of Melbourne
• p.collier_at_unimelb.edu.au
• Room D316

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Course objectives

• At the conclusion of this subject, students will
• Be able to carry out some basic surveying tasks
  (including measurement, reduction and analysis)
• Understand the role of surveyors in the building
  and construction industry
• Be familiar with various technologies and
  techniques used for surveying in the context of
  construction activities

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Course materials

• Reference notes on plane surveying (some of)
• Plane surveying web-site www.sli.unimelb.edu.au/pl
  anesurvey/prot/
• On-line lecture noteswww.sli.unimelb.edu.au/colli
  er/451-102.html

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The jigsaw
1. Surveying skills
2. Role of Surveyors
(a) Levelling
(d) Positioning on the plane

• Builders
• perspective

(b) Linear Measurement
(b) Applications in Geomatics
(e) GIS
(c) Traversing
(f) GPS
(c) Surveyors in construction
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Material covered

• A Builders Perspective
• A practitioners perspective of the importance of
  surveying to BPD/BPC/Arch students
• Emphasising the relevance and role of surveying
  in the building and construction industry

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Material covered

• Levelling.
• A simple surveying skill
• Very relevant in construction work
• Instruments
• Procedures
• Errors
• Booking and reduction techniques
• Applications (control, contouring, etc.)

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Material covered

• Linear Measurement
• A simple surveying skill
• Very relevant in construction work
• Equipment
• Procedures
• Errors (accuracy vs. precision)
• Horizontal vs. slope distance
• Applications

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Material covered

• Positioning on the Plane
• Applications
• Mapping existing conditions
• Setting out new work
• Methodologies
• Chainage and offset
• Distance-distance intersection
• Angle-angle intersection
• Distance-angle radiations (or intersection)

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Material covered

• Applications in Geomatics
• Satellite remote sensing
• High resolution satellite imaging
• 3D environmental visualisation
• Cadastral surveying
• Deformation monitoring

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Material covered

• Traversing
• Rectangular and polar coordinates
• Definition of a traverse
• Applications of traversing
• Equipment and field procedures
• Reduction and adjustment of data

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Material covered

• Surveyors in Construction
• Tasks
• Constraints
• Equipment and procedures
• Accuracy requirements
• Errors and limitations
• University square development (case study)

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Material covered

• Global Positioning System
• Applications
• Capabilities
• Three segments (control, space, user)
• Positioning modes

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Material covered

• Geographic Information Systems
• Definition of GIS
• What is spatial data
• Vector vs. Raster data models
• Applications
• Capabilities
• Limitations

2 lectures less than last year less on the
exam!
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2004 exam hints

• Do 2002 and 2003 exams for revision
• Five (5) compulsory questions
• Each question worth 30 marks
• Work rate 1 mark/minute
• No multiple choice questions
• 1 and 3 parts per question
• Calculators are required

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451-102 Introduction to Surveying (BPD)Putting
the pieces together

• Dr Philip Collier
• Department of Geomatics
• The University of Melbourne
• p.collier_at_unimelb.edu.au
• Room D316