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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Civil and Geomatics
Engineering and Construction
Engineering and Construction
COURSES
Geomatics Engineering (GME)
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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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 (3)
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: GME 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, GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 15 and 66 or ME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 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: GME 123, 135, 143, 151, 173; approved subject;
IE 182W or Upper-Division Writing Exam or concurrently; GME
181 concurrently. Study of a problem under supervision of a faculty
member; final typewritten report required. Individual project
except by special permission. GME 180 and GME 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: GME 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. GME 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)
Geomatics Engineering Degrees