Course detail
Geodesy 1
FAST-BEA003Acad. year: 2025/2026
Elementary terms related to geodesy and geodetic basics, measuring of directions and angles, direction in space and its components- horizontal and vertical direction, experiments for measuring – theodolite’s construction and construction of its parts, measuring methods of horizontal, vertical directions (angles), errors of measured directions and angles. Centering of measured directions and angles. Measuring of distances with tape. Indirect trigonometric distance measurement. Electronic distance meters, Indirect optical and parallactic distance measuring methods. Errors and accuracy of measured distances. Conversion of measuring data to plane of reference. Processing of geodetic data – basic coordinate computation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
8
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Institute of Geodesy (GED)
Entry knowledge
Elementary knowledge of mathematics, geometry, physics ang geographic. Basic knowledge of terminology and descriptions of the landscape orientation in the field.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Aims
Getting an overview of subjects of geodesy. Acquaintance with basic principles, methods and processing of geodetic angle and distance measurements.
Student gets an overview of geodesy. Acquaintance with basic principles, methods and processing of geodetic angle and distance measurements. Student gets an overview of terminology for consequential courses.
Student gets an overview of geodesy. Acquaintance with basic principles, methods and processing of geodetic angle and distance measurements. Student gets an overview of terminology for consequential courses.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Nařízení vlády č. 159/2023 Sb. o stanovení geodetických referenčních systémů a státních mapových děl závazných na území státu a zásadách jejich používání, v platném znění, 2023 (CS)
Banerjee, P. P., Ting-Chung Poon: Principles of applied optics, Homewood, Aksen Associates Incorp.Irwin, 1991 (EN)
CARY, Edward Richard: Geodetic Surveying, 2016, 978-1362594871 (EN)
FORAL, Jakub a VONDRÁK, Jiří: Geodetická příručka – část I, úhly, délky a výšky, 2007 (CS)
FORAL, Jakub, KALVODA, Petr, KRATOCHVÍL, Richard, ŠVÁB, Tomáš a VONDRÁK, Jiří: Geodetická příručka, část II, výpočty, mapy, katastr nemovitostí, fotogrammetrie, GPS, 2008 (CS)
IRVINE, William: Surveying for Construction, London: McGraw-Hill, 1995, ISBN 978-0077079987 (EN)
Paul R. Wolf, Charles D. Ghilani: Elementary Surveying - an introduction to geomatics, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice-Hall 2002. (EN)
Ratiborský,J.: Geodézie, ČVUT Praha, 1998 (CS)
TORGE, Wolfgang: Geodesy, de Gruyter, Berlin, 2001, ISBN 978-3-11-087995-7 (EN)
Vaniček, P., Krakivsky, E.: Geodesy: The Concepts, NorthHolland, Amsterdam 1980. (EN)
Banerjee, P. P., Ting-Chung Poon: Principles of applied optics, Homewood, Aksen Associates Incorp.Irwin, 1991 (EN)
CARY, Edward Richard: Geodetic Surveying, 2016, 978-1362594871 (EN)
FORAL, Jakub a VONDRÁK, Jiří: Geodetická příručka – část I, úhly, délky a výšky, 2007 (CS)
FORAL, Jakub, KALVODA, Petr, KRATOCHVÍL, Richard, ŠVÁB, Tomáš a VONDRÁK, Jiří: Geodetická příručka, část II, výpočty, mapy, katastr nemovitostí, fotogrammetrie, GPS, 2008 (CS)
IRVINE, William: Surveying for Construction, London: McGraw-Hill, 1995, ISBN 978-0077079987 (EN)
Paul R. Wolf, Charles D. Ghilani: Elementary Surveying - an introduction to geomatics, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice-Hall 2002. (EN)
Ratiborský,J.: Geodézie, ČVUT Praha, 1998 (CS)
TORGE, Wolfgang: Geodesy, de Gruyter, Berlin, 2001, ISBN 978-3-11-087995-7 (EN)
Vaniček, P., Krakivsky, E.: Geodesy: The Concepts, NorthHolland, Amsterdam 1980. (EN)
Recommended reading
Abelovič, J. a kol.: Meranie v geodetických. sieťach, ALFA Bratislava, 1990 (SK)
Hradílek, L.: Vysokohorská geodézie, Academia Praha, 1984 (CS)
Evropský parlament: Směrnice Evropského Parlamentu a Rady 2007/2/ES, 2007 (CS)
Nevosád, Z., Soukup, F., Vitásek, J.: Gedodézie II, VUTIUM Brno, 1999 (CS)
STANĚK, Vlastimil a HOSTINOVÁ, Gabriela a KOPÁČIK Aloiz: Geodézia v stavebníctve, 2007, ISBN 978-80-8076-048-9 (SK)
Hradílek, L.: Vysokohorská geodézie, Academia Praha, 1984 (CS)
Evropský parlament: Směrnice Evropského Parlamentu a Rady 2007/2/ES, 2007 (CS)
Nevosád, Z., Soukup, F., Vitásek, J.: Gedodézie II, VUTIUM Brno, 1999 (CS)
STANĚK, Vlastimil a HOSTINOVÁ, Gabriela a KOPÁČIK Aloiz: Geodézia v stavebníctve, 2007, ISBN 978-80-8076-048-9 (SK)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPC-GK Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
52 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 1. Elementary terms and principles of geodesy.
- 2. Simple measuring tools and working with them, basic marking of a horizontal plane (levels), vertical (plumb and string), straight lines (especially "by eye") and right angles.
- 3. Total station and theodolite – constructional parts, instrument optics.
- 4. Measurement of horizontal directions and angles.
- 5. Geometric optics, fundamentals of wave optics.
- 6. Principles and methods of length measurement, tape length measurement, overview of previously used optical methods of length measurement (especially parallactic angle).
- 7. Electronic measurement of lengths (electronic distance meters, total stations), indirect trigonometric measurement of lengths.
- 8. Basics of cartographic projection, coordinate systems, conversion of measured quantities to a reference surface (to the plane of cartographic display).
- 9. Coordinate computation.
- 10. Orientation displacement and its use (including verification of the identity of points), intersection from angles, lengths and oriented directions (including intersection from oriented directions).
- 11. Back intersection, orthogonal method and other methods of determining point coordinates - measured elements and calculation.
- 12. Polygons, measurement technology and processing of measured data.
- 13. Transformations in the plane (primarily similarity, similarity and affine).
The course is full of lectures available on the e-learning.
Exercise
52 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 1. Elementary terms and principles of geodesy.
- 2. Simple measuring tools and working with them, basic marking of a horizontal plane (levels), vertical (plumb and string), straight lines (especially "by eye") and right angles.
- 3. Total station and theodolite – constructional parts, instrument optics.
- 4. Measurement of horizontal directions and angles.
- 5. Geometric optics, fundamentals of wave optics.
- 6. Principles and methods of length measurement, tape length measurement, overview of previously used optical methods of length measurement (especially parallactic angle).
- 7. Electronic measurement of lengths (electronic distance meters, total stations), trigonometric measurement of lengths.
- 8. Basics of cartographic projection, coordinate systems, conversion of measured quantities to a reference surface (to the plane of cartographic display).
- 9. Coordinate computation.
- 10. Orientation displacement and its use (including verification of the identity of points), intersection from angles, lengths and oriented directions (including intersection from oriented directions).
- 11. Back intersection, orthogonal method and other methods of determining point coordinates - measured elements and calculation.
- 12. Polygons, measurement technology and processing of measured data.
- 13. Transformations in the plane (primarily similarity, similarity and affine).
The course is full of lectures available on the e-learning.