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for California State University, Fresno.
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for California State University, Fresno.
1. Introduction to Geomatics Engineering (1)
An introduction to geomatics engineering philosophical thought; geomatics
engineering profession and career opportunities; professional ethics and
safety; creative and critical thinking applied to the geomatics engineering
decision-making process. (Formerly S E 1)
5. Critical Reasoning (3)
Fundamentals of analysis and evaluation in the context of technology. Evaluating
the viewpoints of experts. Patterns of deductive and inductive arguments.
Common fallacies of reasoning. G.E. Foundation A3. (Formerly S E 5)
11. Construction Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: MATH 5. Principles of surveying measurements; distances, directions,
elevations, reduction of surveying data; planimetric mapping. Construction
applications. (Formerly S E 11)
11L. Construction Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: G M E 11 or concurrently. Field practice in measurements of
distance and use of level, transit, and tape in solution of construction
surveying problems. (3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 11L)
15. Engineering Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 5. Principles of surveying measurements for distance,
direction, elevation, and position; geometry of the single aerial photograph;
topographic and planimetric mapping, GIS/LIS, horizontal curves, vertical
curves, earthwork and engineering applications. (Formerly S E 15)
15L. Engineering Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: G M E 15 or concurrently. Field practice in geomatics measurement,
construction stakeout, and curve alignment problems. (3 lab hours; field
trips required) (Formerly S E 15L)
16. Municipal Surveying (1)
Prerequisites: G M E 15. Instrumentation; automated electronic survey data
collection; local plane control survey, land survey, GIS overlay mapping
and astronomy for azimuth applications. (Formerly S E 16)
16L. Municipal Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: G M E 16 or concurrently. Field and office practice in instrumentation;
automated electronic survey data collection; local plane control survey,
land survey, GIS overlay mapping and astronomy for azimuth applications.
(3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 16L)
23L. Geomatics Statistics Lab (1)
Concepts of measurements and error; reliability of measurements, probability
theory, preanalysis of geomatics measurements, statistical analysis of measurements,
hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, error ellipses, experimental design.
(3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 23L)
34. Adjustment Computations (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 15, 61, MATH 76. Error theory, adjustment of simple
survey networks, and matrix methods; digital computer solutions of geomatics
computation and adjustment problems. (Formerly S E 34)
40. Route and Construction Surveying (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 15, 15L or permission of instructor. Computations and
theory covering surveys for highway, irrigation, rail, pipeline, and other
transportation alignment projects. Includes computer solutions and applications.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 141, S E 40)
50. Land Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 15. The United States Public Land Survey System with
special emphasis on California; introduction to the California Land Surveyors
Act, Certified, A.L.T.A. and mortgage surveys; sectionalized land subdivision,
corner restoration, resurveys, evidence, and descriptions. (Field trips
required) (Formerly S E 50)
61. Microcomputers in Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 15 or concurrently. Microcomputer operating systems;
introduction to high level computer languages, file processing, program
documentation, testing, and debugging. (Formerly S E 61)
66. Computer-Aided Mapping (2)
Prerequisite: G M E 15 or concurrently. Principles of computer map creation
and design; interactive editing of digital map and graphic data; graphic
input to Geographic Information Systems; includes comprehensive computer
mapping design experience.(Formerly S E 66)
73. Geomatics (2)
Introduction to Geographic and Land Information Systems; software and hardware
issues; practical exercises. (Formerly S E 73)
100. Land and Society (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. How private land ownership rights have shaped
the development of our nation into a superpower; the effects of virtually
"free" western land; land tenure systems and land ethics; current
state, national and international societal trends and implications. (Formerly
S E 100)
101. Creative Thinking (3)
Prerequisites: GE B4 completed, ENGL 1. Development of a process for creative
thinking. Styles of thinking. Obstacles to overcome. Divergent versus convergent
thinking. Idea stimulation. Gaining acceptance for new ideas. (Formerly
S E 101)
102. Geodetic Surveying (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 16, 16L, 34. Horizontal and vertical geodetic networks
for deformation, industrial tooling and local area applications; theory
and application of State Plane Coordinate systems. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours;
field trips required) (Formerly S E 102)
105. Futuristics (3)
Prerequisites: GE B4 completed, ENGL 1. Study of the future with emphasis
on technology; growth curves, trend extrapolation, analytical models; breakthroughs;
Delphi techniques; cross-impact matrix; flow diagrams and relevance trees;
decision making. (Formerly S E 105)
108. Geodesy (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 77, PHYS 4A, 4AL, G M E 34. Size and shape of the earth;
three-dimensional coordinate systems; computations on the spheroid; reduction
to plane coordinates; introduction to differential equations, gravity modeling
and gravity measurements. (Formerly S E 108)
109. Geodetic Astronomy (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 108. Celestial sphere, star, and earth coordinates;
altitude and hour-angle methods of solar observation; astronomical and instrumental
corrections to observations; time systems; determination of latitude, longitude,
and azimuth. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly S E 109)
114. GPS Navigation (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory and concepts of navigation
systems emphasizing real-time GPS. Design of air, sea, and land navigation
applications, including automatic vehicle location and navigation (AVLN).
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 114)
123. Stereo-Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 15, 34 or concurrently. Imaging systems; image quality.
Theory of stereo-photogrammetry; orientation of stereo-model. Design and
operating principles of stereoplotters. Photogrammetric mapping; orthophoto
mapping. Project planning. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)
(Formerly S E 123)
125. Analytical Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 123, 135. Introduction to analytical photogrammetry;
strip and block aerial triangulation. Design and operating principles of
analytical plotters. Introduction to soft-copy photogrammetry. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 125)
126. Digital Mapping (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 123, 173 or concurrently. Design of data input, editing,
display and processing mechanisms for digital mapping applications; hardware
considerations and software design for DTM applications. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 126)
129. Industrial Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 125, 135. Photogrammetric principles applied to close
range applications; calibration of non-metric imaging systems; simultaneous
bundle adjustment of a photo block; use of additional camera and block parameters
in adjustment; design of photogrammetric systems for industrial process
monitoring; case studies. (Field trips required) (Formerly S E 129)
135. Advanced Adjustment Computations (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 34, MATH 77. Statistics, propagation of errors, advanced
theory of least squares optimization algorithms. Computer programming for
complex surveying and photogrammetry adjustment applications. Project design.
(Formerly S E 135)
140. Earth Resources Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Extraction of
quantitative data from aerial and space imagery for monitoring environment
and management of earth resources. Data input for Geographic Information
Systems. (Formerly S E 140)
143. Satellite Geodesy (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 102, 108, 135. Motion of a satellite, orbit geometry
and perturbations; time measuring systems; global geodesy model; reduction
and adjustment of GPS and other satellite observation data; differential
equations of orbit relaxation; GPS network optimization; data transformation.
(Field trips required) (Formerly S E 148, S E 143)
145. Geopositioning (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 143. Design of planning, data collection, data processing
and network adjustment applications; kinematic and real-time GPS applications;
case studies. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S
E 145)
151. Boundary Control and Legal Principles (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 50 or permission of instructor. Legal principles that
control the boundary location of real property. (Formerly S E 151)
152. Real Property Descriptions (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 151 or permission of instructor. Theory and practice
of real property descriptions and recording systems; metes and bounds, United
States Public Land Survey System, lot and block and other styles investigated;
practical exercises and case studies. (Field trips required) (Formerly S
E 152)
153. Boundary Survey Design (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 151 or permission of instructor. Design of evidence
gathering, resurvey, retracement, and analysis techniques for complex United
States Public Land Survey System, metes and bounds, riparian, mineral, land
grant and fraudulent surveys; case studies. (Field trips required) (Formerly
S E 153)
159. Subdivision Design (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 40, 151. Subdivision map act, local subdivision regulations,
title search, zoning study. Tentative and final subdivision layout, map
drafting, computerized subdivision design, and drafting; environmental impact
study. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 159)
161. Data Interface Design (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 16, 135. Development and design of data collector software;
file system generation, manipulation and transfer; microcomputer interface
to data collector, electronic total station, digitizer, stereo/mono comparator
and stereo-plotters. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly S E 161)
173. Introduction to GIS (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 15 and 66 or M E 26, or permission of instructor. Data
quality and accuracy, privacy, ethics, institutional, governmental and technological
issues associated with GIS; hardware and software considerations for geodetically
controlled cadastral, resource and environmental GIS applications; existing
system case studies. (Field trips required) (Formerly
S E 173)
174. GIS Applications (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 173. Use of available GIS. Applications software; spatial
analysis, simulation modeling and system evaluation; practical applications
to specific GIS scenarios; creation, manipulations, maintenance and analysis
of geodetic, cadastral, administrative, resource and environmental overlays.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) (Formerly S E 174)
175. GIS Design (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 173. Application of data quality, accuracy, ethics and
liability issues to the design of integrated Geographic Information Systems;
integrated data structure, algorithm, and database considerations; major
design team GIS development project required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field
trips required) (Formerly S E 175)
177. GIS Database Design (3)
Prerequisites: G M E 135, 173. GIS database structure and design; design,
use, maintenance and mutation of comprehensive relational and spatial database
structures for GIS applications; structured query language; hardware implications
and case studies of existing GIS software packages; creation of new GIS
applications software (Formerly S E 177)
180. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisites: G M E 123, 135, 143, 151, 173; approved subject; I E 182W
or Upper-Division Writing Exam or concurrently; G M E 181 concurrently.
Study of a problem under supervision of a faculty member; final typewritten
report required. Individual project except by special permission. G M E
180 and G M E 181 satisfy the senior major requirement for the B.S. in Geomatics
Engineering. (Field trips required) (Formerly S E 180)
181. Project Design (3)
Prerequisite: G M E 123, 135, 143, 151, 173. Design of control, boundary
location, and photogrammetric systems. Evaluation of design requirements,
economic, and social considerations. Case Studies. Student presentations.
G M E 180 and 181 satisfy the senior major requirement for the B.S. in Geomatics
Engineering. (Field trips required) (Formerly S E 181)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement - Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading. (Formerly S E 190)
191T. Topics in Geomatics Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected geomatics
engineering subjects not in current courses. (Formerly S E 191T)
193. Internship in Geomatics Engineering (2-4)
Prerequisite: permission of adviser. Engineering practice in a consulting,
industrial, professional, or government work setting. Internship periods
usually span a summer-fall or spring-summer interval. A report will be required
of the student at the termination of each implemented experience. This course
cannot be used to meet graduation requirements. CR/NC grading only. (Formerly
S E 193)
