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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Civil and Geomatics
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.
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.
11. Construction Surveying (3)
Principles and field practice of construction surveying measurements including
distances, angles, directions, elevations, reduction of surveying data,
planimetric mapping, and construction layout applications. (2 lecture, 2
lab hours; field trips required)
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.
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)
16. Municipal Surveying (2)
Prerequisites: GME 15. Instrumentation; automated electronic survey data
collection; local plane control survey, land survey, GIS overlay mapping
and astronomy for azimuth applications.
23L. Optics and Waves (1)
Visual optics, prisms, lenses, and collimated light, electromagnetic spectrum
and waves, wave properties and atmospheric interactions, optical and electromagnetic
imaging systems. GPS, GIS, remote sensing, photogrammetric, and EDM applications.
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.
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)
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)
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.
66. Computer-Aided Mapping (3)
Prerequisite: GME 15 (may be taken concurrently). Preparing transportation
alignment, topographic, property boundary, environmental, cross section,
structural, and GIS maps and plans. Descriptive geometry, multiple views,
orthographic perspectives, and isometric perspectives. Civil and geomatics
engineering and construction applications. Includes comprehensive computer
mapping design experience.
73. Geomatics (3)
Introduction to Geographic and Land Information Systems; software and hardware
issues; practical exercises.
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.
101. Green Design/Creative Thinking (3)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor, G.E. A2 completed, trigonometry.
Creative thinking about solar friendly Green Building. Styles of thinking.
Obstacles to overcome. Divergent versus convergent thinking. Idea stimulation.
Gaining acceptance for new ideas.
102. Geodetic Surveying (3)
Prerequisites: GME 16, 34 or concurrently. 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)
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.
108. Geodesy (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 77, PHYS 4A, 4AL, GME 34 or concurrently. 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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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. (Field trips required)
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)
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.
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.
143. Satellite Geodesy (3)
Prerequisites: GME 102, 108, 135 or concurrently. 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)
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. (Field trips required)
151. Boundary Control and Legal Principles (3)
Prerequisite: GME 50 or permission of instructor. Legal principles that
control the boundary location of real property.
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)
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)
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. (Field trips required)
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. (Field trips required)
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)
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.
(Field trips required)
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. (Field trips required)
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.
180. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisites: GME 123, 135, 143, 151, 173; approved subject; IE 182W or
Upper-Division Writing Exam or concurrently; GME 181 or 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)
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)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement - Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading.
191T. Topics in Geomatics Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected geomatics
engineering subjects not in current courses.
193. Internship in Geomatics Engineering (2-4)
Prerequisite: permission of adviser. Engineering practice in a consulting,
industrial, professional, or government work setting. 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.
Geomatics Engineering Degrees