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LEC #TOPICSkey dates
1Introduction to Seminar and what we want to do during the semester

Definitions of Latitude/Longitude and Height
2Astronomical 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

4Start looking at how GPS works

Introduction of circle measuring project
Exercise 2 due one week after lecture 4
5Field Work for Exercise 3
6Discussion 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
7GPS Candy Hunt (exercise in using handheld GPS receivers)
8Applications of GPS

Security Measures on the System

How Differential GPS works
Students bring in reports on the applications of GPS (for good and bad)
9Differential 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

 








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