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Introduction to Seminar and what we want to do during the semester
Definitions of Latitude/Longitude and Height |
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| 2 |
Astronomical Latitude and Longitude determination
Set to have measurements done on the equinox |
Exercise 1 due one week after lecture 2 |
| 3 |
Discussion of results and techniques used
How to measure position without gravity
Geometric systems that use distance measurement and how to use them
Significance of maps and how to make them
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| 4 |
Start looking at how GPS works
Introduction of circle measuring project |
Exercise 2 due one week after lecture 4 |
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Field Work for Exercise 3 |
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| 6 |
Discussion of Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) results obtained
Discuss how this relates to GPS (distances are measured but in not the same way as EDM) |
Exercise 3 due |
| 7 |
GPS Candy Hunt (exercise in using handheld GPS receivers) |
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| 8 |
Applications of GPS
Security Measures on the System
How Differential GPS works |
Students bring in reports on the applications of GPS (for good and bad) |
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Differential GPS and Discussion of Spring research project
Discussion of aims of research project |
Reports on applications of GPS due
Rough research proposals due next week |