SUR 247 - Emerging Technologies

3 Credits
This course provides an overview of the toolkit of technologies used for the gathering and management of spatial information, whose open-ended list includes but is not limited to terrestrial and mobile scanning, machine-control, underground detection, aerial lidar, and satellite imaging, with special emphasis on modern photogrammetry.

Course Outcomes

Describe major new measurement technologies since EDMI
Work with Point Cloud data in Autodesk environment.
Demonstrate knowledge of computations related to perspective projections used in photogrammetry and related fields.
Describe three-dimensional transformations such as the Helmert adjustment and their application to surveying and mapping.
Use judgment to determine the best technologies for survey projects based on data quality, map scale, customer specifications, and field conditions.