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Syllabus ( GEOD 514 )


   Basic information
Course title: GPS Surveying Techniques I
Course code: GEOD 514
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. M. Halis SAKA
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: With this course basic concept of GPS satellite system, principles of observations and modelling will be given. Thus, it is aimed that the students will build fundamentals for future research that he or she will conduct.
   Learning outcomes Up

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

  1. Comprehend the fundamentals of GPS satellite systems and be able to use observation and modelling techniques

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    2. Recognize, analyze and solve engineering problems in surveying, planning, GIS and remote sensing fields
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. Obtain the knowledge required for Master Thesis on GPS subject area

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
    2. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
    3. Recognize, analyze and solve engineering problems in surveying, planning, GIS and remote sensing fields
    4. Acquire scientific knowledge
    5. Design and conduct research projects independently

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. Conduct an in-situ application using GPS tecnique

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    2. Recognize, analyze and solve engineering problems in surveying, planning, GIS and remote sensing fields
    3. Operate modern equipments and hardwares, and use related technical skills in the field of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering.
    4. Design and conduct research projects independently

    Method of assessment

    1. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Inroduction to GPS, Coordinate and time systems
Week 2: Satellite orbits, orbit parametres, estimation of satellite coordinates
Week 3: GPS signal structure, definition of pseudo-range observations, RINEX data structure
Week 4: Navigation solutions with pseudo-ranges
Week 5: Algorithms used in navigation solutions
Week 6: Navigation solutions using MATLAB software (with sample data sets)
Week 7: Observation of carrier phase and modelling of these observations. Midterm exam.
Week 8: Fundamentals of relative positioning in GPS
Week 9: Various GPS applications in geodesy.
Week 10: Formation of carrier phase differences, combination of L1 and L2 carrier phases.
Week 11: Linearization of carrier phase measurements, solution of real ambiguities
Week 12: Cycle slip detections
Week 13: Atmospheric effects and their modelling with particular methods
Week 14: Methods used to fix integer ambiguities
Week 15*: General review.
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials:
Recommended readings: Hofmann-Wellenhof, B., Lichteneggfer, H. and Collins, I., 1993, Global Positioning System Theory and Practice, İkinci Baskı, New York.


Leick, A., 1995, GPS Satellite Surveying, John Wiley Sons, Inc., USA, N.Y

Kahveci M., Yıldız F., 2001, GPS (Global Positioning System) Global Konum Belirleme Sistemi, Nobel yayın dağıtım, Ankara.Jensen, J. R.,

Seeber, G., 1993, Satellite Geodesy, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin.
  * 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: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 60
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 6 10
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 15 1
Mid-term: 1 1
Personal studies for final exam: 10 2
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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