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Syllabus ( GEO 311 )

   Basic information
Course title: Satellite Geodesy
Course code: GEO 311
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. M. Halis SAKA
ECTS credits: 4
GTU credits: 2 ()
Year, Semester: 3, Fall
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: Define the relations between terrestrial and celestial references systems. Estimates the coordinates of satellites in terrestrial coordinate system.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Explain the GNSS satellite systems

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Geomatics Engineering
    2. Recognize, analyze and solve engineering problems in surveying, planning, GIS and remote sensing fields
    3. Ability to work independently and take responsibility
    4. Learning Competence
    5. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. explain and apply time and time system in satellite geodesy.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Geomatics Engineering
    2. Design and develop hardware and/or software-based systems, components or processes in order to solve the defined problems,
    3. Learning Competence
    4. Communication and Social Competence

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. analyzes and applies the applicability of positioning and time solutions to different disciplines using GNSS satellite systems

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Geomatics Engineering
    2. Design and develop hardware and/or software-based systems, components or processes in order to solve the defined problems,
    3. Recognize, analyze and solve engineering problems in surveying, planning, GIS and remote sensing fields
    4. Learning Competence
    5. Communication and Social Competence

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction of Satellite Geodesy
Week 2: Carrier phase and doppler effects
Week 3: Kepler orbital elements
Week 4: Disrupted orbital elements, Determining the position of the broadcast ephemeris trajectory for GNSS satellites
Week 5: Numerical applications, homework.
Week 6: Time systems
Week 7: Midterm
Week 8: Precession, nutation, and polar motion
Week 9: Precession, nutation, and polar motion, homework
Week 10: Coordinate systems used in satellite positioning
Week 11: The basic principle of GNSS and GNNS positioning
Week 12: Atmospheric effects in GNSS measurements
Week 13: Different GNSS satellite systems
Week 14: IGS and GNNS studies in Turkey
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: -
Recommended readings: Seeber G, (2003), Satellite Geodesy, Walter De Gruyter 2nd edition
Leick, A., (1990), GPS Satellite Surveying, John Wiley
Parkinson B. W., Spilker J. J., (1996), Global Positioning Systems: Theory and Applications, Vol.1
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 7 40
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 5,9 10
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 2 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 1 10
Homework: 4 2
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 4 1
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 4 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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