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  • General

    GPS measurement at Korvatunturi. Photo: P. Häkli, FGI, NLS

    Welcome to the course Geodesy and Positioning!

    We will get to know the basics of geodetic measurements, their applications and theory behind. The course consists of eleven lectures, one excursion, five excercises and six quizzes. Remote participation is possible.

    The lectures are on Mondays and Thursdays, exercise session on Mondays.

    Preliminary schedule for fall 2023:

    when

    what

    book

    who + how + where

    Mon 4 Sep 12-14

    Intro

    Chapters 1-3

    MN, live, K1: 215

    Thu 7 Sep 13-15

    Geodetic measurements

    Chapter 2

    MN, live, UC: A215

    Mon 11 Sep 12-14

    Heights

    Chapters 4,16

    MN, live, K1: 215

    Thu 14 Sep 13-15

    Metrology, transformations

    Chapters 2-3

    MN, live, UC: A215

    Mon 18 Sep 12-14

    Transformation, adjustment computation

    Chapters 11, 14

    MN, live, K1: 215

    Thu 21 Sep 13-15

    GNSS theory

    Chapters 12-13

    MN, live: UC: A215

    Mon 25 Sep 12-14

    GNSS applications

    Chapters 12-13

    MN, live, K1: 215

    Thu 28 Sep 13-15

    Networks

    Chapter 8

    MBK, live, UC: A215

    Mon 2 Oct 12-14

    Space geodesy

    Chapters 17-18

    MBK, live, K1: 215

    Thu 5 Oct 13-15

    Geodynamics, geodesy & geophysics

    Chapter 18

    MN, live, UC: A215

    Mon 9 Oct 12-14

    Metsähovi

     

    MN,

    Thu 12 Oct 13-15

    Equipment demo + feedback

     

    MN, live, TBC

    K1 = (Kone 1) Otakaari 4
    UC = Undergraduate center, Otakaari 1
    TBC = to be confirmed

    Material:

    https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/41334/isbn9789526088723.pdf (in English)

    https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/41334/isbn9789526088730.pdf (in Finnish)

     + lectures notes

    Evaluation:
    The course is accomplished by returning five compulsory assignments (30 p max) and doing the six weekly quizzes (30 p max). Quizzes replace the course exam. If late returns are not agreed in advance, the highest grade from assignment is 3/6. Half of the points are required from both quizzes and assignments to pass the course.

    Grading:
    points    grade
    54-60       5
    48-53       4
    42-47       3
    36-41       2
    30-35       1

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