CCOG for GEO 223 Spring 2024
- Course Number:
- GEO 223
- Course Title:
- GPS Theory and Design
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 30
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
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Plan, collect, and process geospatial data using GPS technologies.
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Determine accuracy and precision of GPS data.
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Calculate and analyze error sources for GPS data.
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Correct GPS data using differential correction.
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Represent GPS with other geospatial data on a map.
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Apply GPS technologies to real world scenarios using an understanding of GPS theory and practices.
Course Activities and Design
The material in this course will be presented in a computer lab setting through classroom lecture, discussion, software demos, computer-based labs and outdoor fieldwork/data collection. Students will complete a term-long project that involves collecting GPS data, data processing, and map creation.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery of themes, concepts, issues, competencies and skills by any combination of the following:
- Written results of class labs and exercises
- Final Project
- In-class discussions
- Map critiques
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills:
- Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Creating maps with GPS data
- Differential Correction
- Precision & Accuracy
- Error & Uncertainty
- Survey controls
- Triangulation
- Dilution of Precision
- Vertical Positions
- Field Data Collection Methods
- GPS Reference Systems
- GPS Applications
- Geodesy