Key words
Geodesy, Cartography
Objectives
Understanding the moving of sun, planets, satellites
Knowing the complexity of the earth's form
The problems of map making
Topics
- Location on the celestial globe, time problem, and location on the earth
- Models of the earth, principles in geodesy, vertical and normal line, ellipsoide, geodetic date, geodetic and topografic grid
- Maps in history, map projections, world maps, cartometrie
Prerequisites
Knowledge of goniometry, topography, differential calculus
Final Objectives
Materials used
- teacher's course
- other textbook(s)
- background information
Study costs
Appr. 4,50 €
Study guidance
Teaching Methods
- lectures
- demonstrations
- exercises
- home study
Assessment
- Scoring system :
written examination
Lecturer(s)
De Geyter Els
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