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Fundamentals of Land Surveying
Fundamentals of GPS - DGP
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Fundamentals of GPS and their applications in surveying (20 hours)

This program is suited to entry level professionals in land surveying. The program covers: Working principles of GPS-DGPS; limitations of GPS; datum and projections; and hands on working with GPS-DGPS.

Specific takeaways from the program are:

Explain the working principles of GPS – DGPS
Explain two-dimensional and three-dimensional trilateration
Describe the sources of error from GPS – DGPS measurements
Explain and apply the concepts of datum and projections
Perform and record measurements
 
Collecting data with a GPS
Describing features, functional keys and screen displays in GPS
Navigating with GPS
Averaging and storing a point with GPS
Identifying GPS functional limitations
Data uploading and downloading

Prerequisites:

High School level Mathematics
School-level competency in English
Knowledge of engineering drawing / CAD is desirable
Proficiency with Computers, office suites and database
 
 
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