Course Descriptions

Geosensing Systems

CCE 5136 Geosensing I
Credits: 3; Prereq: Permission of Instructor.
History of geodetic science as applied to earth's shape, local and world reference frames, gravity and anomalies, geoid, satellite geodesy and GPS, geodetic positioning and navigation by satellite technology.

CCE 6136 Geosensing II
Credits: 3; Prereq: CCE 5136.
Introduction to satellite positioning technologies, advancement in global positioning system, reference frames, orbits and GPS observable, errors and positioning with GPS, static and phase differenced kinematic GPS for precise aircraft trajectory.

CCE 6516 Topics in Airborne Laser Mapping Technology
Credits: 3; Prereq: CCE 6136 or CGN 6381.
Laser mapping technology, current status of the technology, data collection methodologies and requirements, data processing, calibration, errors, conversion to local datums, data base management, filtering techniques and bare earth DTM, product generation and applications

CGN 6281C Airborne Sensor and Instrumentation
Credits: 3; Prereq: CCE 5136, CCE 6136 or Permission of Instructor.
Theoretical and practical issues associated with application of modern, airborne remote sensing technologies to precision mapping problems. Navigation, ALSM (LIDAR), SAR and hyperspectral data.