Ge111a remote sensing and gis lecture remote sensing many different geophysical data sets. This section provides the schedule of lecture topics along with lecture overviews, notes, supporting files, and links. They are ordered in such a way to follow the course outline, but most pages can be read in any desirable order. Abstract the spectral element method sem is a high order numerical method for solving partial di. Gps is being used all over the world for numerous navigational. Lecture notes massachusetts institute of technology. Location and navigation lecture notes update on april 18, 20 aly elosery, electrical engineering dept. The matlab program to compute eccentic and true anomalies is. Attendance is strongly encouraged, as not all essential class material will appear on these webpages. Spacesegment collection of satellites known as constellation broadcasts signals to control segement and the users distributed among di. Lecture notes principles of global positioning systems. Lecture 1 introduction to gis section i gis versus gps what is a geographic information system gis. This may help to reduce cramming and going over great masses of unlearned materials. The process of analysing spatial data using gis should begin with an assessment of what data you have, what you would need to.
Scientists use gps technology to conduct a wide range of experiments and research, ranging from biology to physics to earth sciences. United nationscroatia workshop on the applications of global navigation. The gnss technology will become clearer after the operation of galileo and the reconstruction of glonass in the next few years. Applications of gps fast facts department of primary. Gps surveys global positioning system constellation of 24 satellites orbiting at 50,000 km altitude. It is a basic course for all universities for civil engineers. Department of geodesy and geomatics engineering lecture note. Piotr jankowski, former professor in department of geography at ui objective the purpose of this lecture is to provide an introduction to gis and give an overview of basic theoretical and technical concepts in gis. Here the following topics of surveying are discussed. Gis can be defined as a computerized application that combines an interactive map with a database of related information. Surveying hand notes for gate civil engineering study. Introduction to the global positioning system for gis and traverse.
Inclement weather does not disrupt gps observations. We hope students all over the world will find it helpful. Introduction the topic of these lecture notes of the international. Global positioning systems and geographic information. Gps is a solution for one of mans longest and most troublesome problems. This lecture notes are the authors view on what the basic scientific principles of gis are that everybody should know who wants to use and understand todays geographic information system software. The links below lead to the lecture notes for this course.
And that is exactly what scientists and engineers working with the global positioning system have been doing ever since the conception of gps in the early 1970s. Lecture notes principles of the global positioning. Produced by the university of tasmania in conjunction with geoscience australia as part of the auscope gps in schools project 2014. Global positioning system gps and its applications united nationscroatia workshop on the applications of global navigation satellite systems baska. It is the art of measuring horizontal and vertical distances between objects, of measuring angles between lines, of determining the direction of lines, and of establishing points by predetermined angular and linear measurements. The topic of these lecture notes of the international school gps for geodesy is the description of the use of the global positioning system gps measurements. Imagery optical and radar topography geographical information systems gis a way to organize the imagery as well as point, line, and shapefile data. Obstetrics and gynaecology have been extensively revised and updated to provide a concise and practical introduction to obstetrics and gynaecology for medical students and junior doctors. Remote sensing and gis notes pdf rs and gis notes pdf book starts with the topics principle and types of aerial photographs. Pdf ce6404 surveying ii books, lecture notes, 2marks. Pdf the global positioning system lecture notes, published in. The global positioning system gps is a satellitebased navigation and surveying system for determination of precise position and time, using radio signals from the satellites, in realtime or in postprocessing mode. Power point files can be down loaded from the html version.
Lecture notes obstetrics and gynaecology pdf 3rd edition. The sun is the major source of energy, radiation and illumination. Reorganized or edited notes may form the basis for integrating all course materials and information. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. Helper 3810 geo420k, ut austin 52 ranging techniques twoway ranging edm light beam range range c x time2 reflector.
It is a method of surveying in which the area to be divided into a number of triangles. Georeferencing lecture and demo presentation notes 22020. The course covers the history of surveying, some specialized instruments and techniques and global navigation satellite systems gnss and global positioning system gps and use in south africa. Helper 3810 geo420k, ut austin 53 ranging techniques. Ge 263 computational geophysics the spectral element method jeanpaul ampuero. Introduction to global positioning systems gps nrcs usda. The global positioning system lecture notes, published in greek. In this class we look at solidearth tides, oceantidal loading and other types of loading effects. Global positioning system gps and its applications gps.
Nptel provides elearning through online web and video courses various streams. Gps constellation fully operational i get a handheld receiver 19951996. These are only outlines of the lectures, not verbatim transcripts. Lecture note taking discussion notes provide a record of the lecture content. Sa activated dgps now essential for surveying and mapping 1993. Class starts development of mathematical models needed for precise gps positioning. As of today, the complete satellite technology is the gps technology and most of the existing worldwide applications related to the gps technology. A satellite system that projects information to gps receivers on the ground, enabling users to determine latitude and longitude coordinates. Gps users can use this signal if they have specialized receivers like the mbx3 that is included in the usda gps configuration 1. The technology has virtually conquered two stumbling blocks that have defeated the plans of conventional surveyors for generations. Some handy notes about the global positioning system gps and the use of gps devices. Unbs department of geodesy and geomatics engineering is a world class centre for the study of computer mapping, spatial information management and gis, land management systems, remote sensing, geodesy, hydrography, ocean mapping, navigation, and precision engineering surveys. Global positioning system gps and its applications united nationscroatia workshop on the applications of global navigation satellite systems baska, krk island, croatia april 20 u. Gps the first global navigation satellite system pdf 151p geographer s craft gps notes university of colorado at boulder.
Around the globe the gps system launched by the us military consists of between 24 and 29 satellites that circle the earth. Surveying ii taught at the university of cape town in the b. As semester progressed notes will be replaced with this years versions. Here in we have gathered some pdf lectures on surveying. Gps users can use this signal if they have specialized receivers like the mbx3 that is included in the usda. The lecture notes for the course will appear here as power point, html and pdf files. A constellation of satellites, called the global positioning system, and hand held receivers allow for very accurate navigation. Surveying is defined as taking a general view of, by observation and measurement determining the boundaries, size, position, quantity, condition, value etc. Some handy notes about the global positioning system gps. Software program that enable users to store and manipulate large amounts of data from gps and other sources. At any given moment our sun is bombarding the earth with a variety of wavelengths of emr, including visible light, infrared, radio and microwaves.
Lecture 2 1 introduction to gis based on lecture notes of dr. This is an acronym for navigation system with time and ranging global positioning system. These pages are a compilation of lecture notes for my introduction to gis and spatial analysis course es214. Chapter six gps surveying techniques static gps surveying if a static gps control survey is carefully planned, it usually progresses smoothly. Lecture 1 introduction to gis section i gis versus. Here you can download the free lecture notes of remote sensing and gis pdf notes rs and gis pdf notes materials with multiple file links to download. First handheld, mappinggrade receivers dgpsenabled, wdata dictionary. Pdf ce6003 remote sensing techniques and gis books. Rank deficiencies, ambiguity resolution and differencing methods. Helper 3810 geo420k, ut austin 7 gps milestones 1978. It provides an answer to the question where on earth am.
Lecture notes principles of the global positioning system earth. The gps system is a satellite system used for navigation and enables anyone with a gps receiver to know where they are. They should help you to learn and remember the ideas and facts presented. Download surveying hand notes for gate click the below link to download surveying gate hand notes, only if you have read and agreed to our terms and conditions. Lecture 2 introduction to gis based on lecture notes of. Langley university of new brunswick novare, the latin root of the word innovation, means to make new.