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Required Texts
U.S. Quad sheet, 1:24,000 "Albany" from the Bookhouse
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Course Requirements
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Requirements GOG479:
Exam I mid-term: 20%
Exam II final: 20%
Lab Exercises 40%
Field Project 20%
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Requirements GOG579
| Exam I midterm: |
20% |
| Exam II final: |
20% |
| Lab Exercises |
30% |
| Field Project |
30% |
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Field Project:
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Students of the course will be required to complete a field project
using GPS. The topic will be provided by the instructor or must be approved
by the instructor but it must be of an applied nature. Examples include
using GPS to register a remote sensing image with GCPs; integrate GPS points
with a GIS data base; create a map of a small area with precise geographic
coordinates and areas and/or paths.
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Lab Descriptions:
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There will be six lab exercises in the class. The subject of each is listed
below. Each lab, except Lab 1, may be done as a team of two persons. The
GPS receivers can be checked out for a three hour period from the Department
Office.
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LAB I
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Reading a Map: Map Parameters and Characteristics: Latitude, Longitude,
Universal Transverse Mercator, and State Plane; Scale and Symbols
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LAB II
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Introduction to Magellan ProMarkX
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LAB III
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Operating a Professional GPS Receiver: Setting Parameters and Familiarization
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LAB IV
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Waypoints and Navigation
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LAB V
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Navigation/Differential Correction: Static and Mobile Files; Post Processing
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LAB VI
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Tutorial/Scenario/Data Dictionary
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