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SUR 3150-2 Astronomy for Surveyors (2 + 0)

Prerequisite: SUR 2520 or permission of instructor

This is an introductory course on applying astronomical observations to surveying and mapping projects. Students acquire knowledge about positional determination by astronomical observations and determining the direction (azimuth, bearing) of lines on the earth’s surface from astronomic observations. The students compute the azimuth of a line from actual survey observations.

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Tuition $382 + Course Materials
Required Material:

Adjustment Computations: Statistics and Least Squares in Surveying and GIS,
ISBN: 0-471-16833-5

Course Lecture Notes by Dr. Herbert W. Stoughton

DVD set by Dr. Herbert W. Stoughton

All course material is ordered through our online bookstore at: http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/MSCD.HTM.
 
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