Course detail

Geodesy

FAST-BEA001Acad. year: 2025/2026

The importance of geodesy in civil engineering. Coordinate systems, reference frames and vertical datum in Czech republic and EU.
Angle-, distance-, height measurements, geodetic calculations. Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
Methods of spatial data collecting - surveying, GNSS, terrestrial and airborne laser scanning, mobile mapping systems.
Setting out of structures, check measurements, determination of displacements and deformations, special measurements.
Cadastre of real estates, retrieval of informations from cadastre.
Cartography, state map series, geographical information systems (GIS), building information model (BIM).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Viliam Vatrt, DrSc.

Department

Institute of Geodesy (GED)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Basic of mathematics, trigonometric functions.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Verification of knowledge and skills takes place in exercises. Students are motivated to continuous study even during the lessons. The teacher repeatedly emphasizes essential profile information. The exam is carried out in the form of a test as well as in writing. Evaluation is carried out according to valid principles with a set scale of evaluation.


Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Fundamentals of geodesy for civil engineering
Student gets acquainted with fundamentals of geodesy for civil engineering

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Ghilani, C.D., Wolf, P.R.: Elementary Surveying, Pearson Prentice Hall, London, 2008. (EN)

Recommended reading

Ghilani, C.D., Wolf, P.R.: Elementary Surveying, Pearson Prentice Hall, London, 2008. (EN)
Irvine, W.: Surveying for Construction, McGraw-Hill, London, 1995. (EN)
Torge, W.: Geodesy, de Gruyter, 2001. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-SI Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPC-MI Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme BKC-SI Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Otakar Švábenský, CSc.
Ing. Jiří Vondrák, Ph.D.
prof. Ing. Viliam Vatrt, DrSc.

Syllabus

  • 1. The role of geodesy in civil engineering. History. Shape and dimensions of the Earth, reference bodies. Units.
  • 2. Geodetic horizontal control. Angle and distance measurements. Coordinate systems and reference frames. Basic coordinate calculations.
  • 3. Vertical control. Methods for measuring of heights. Digital Terrain Model.
  • 4. Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), applications in surveying, machine control.
  • 5. Methods of spatial data collecting - polar method, orthogonal method, GNSS RTK.
  • 6. Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
  • 7. Terrestrial and airborne laser scanning, mobile mapping systems.
  • 8. Geodetic works in the project preparation phase. Project setting out. Check measurements. As-built surveying of structures.
  • 9. Determination of displacements and deformations of buildings.
  • 10. Geodetic works in the construction of roads, railways, tunnels and bridges. Special measurements in industry. Determination of areas and volumes.
  • 11. Cadastre of real estates. Implementation of changes in the cadastre, sketches, defining the boundary. Inspection of the cadastre.
  • 12. Basics of Cartography. State map series in Czech Republic.
  • 13. Geographic information systems, information model of a building. Examples of solving specified geodetic tasks.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Stanislav Kutálek, CSc.
Ing. Alena Berková
Ing. Jiří Ježek, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Jiří Bureš, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Vondrák, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Radovan Machotka, Ph.D.
Ing. Miroslav Matějík, Ph.D.
Ing. Michal Kuruc, Ph.D.
Ing. Radim Kratochvíl, Ph.D.
Ing. Pavla Andělová, Ph.D.
Ing. Ondřej Vystavěl
Ing. arch. Muse Tadiose Weldesamuel, MSc

Syllabus

  • 1.–3. Theodolite, angle measurements and setting out.
  • 4.–5. Leveling, height measurements and setting out.
  • 6.–8. Introduction to the work with measuring instruments used on construction sites. Straight line, horizontal plane and inclined plane setting out, distance measurements.
  • 9. Collection of background data for the project preparation phase.
  • 10. Basic coordinate calculations.
  • 11.–13. Setting out drawings. As-built surveying of structures.