SURV 325 - Surveys and Geographic Information Systems

Course Description:
This course introduces students to advanced surveying techniques and their applications in Civil Engineering. The course focuses on the use of photogrammetry, and LiDAR. Additionally, the student will learn to process surveying data and estimate earthworks for different Civil Engineering projects. They will learn the fundamental applications of common Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its applications. The student will apply the GIS principles using software to manipulate spatial/non-spatial information and create different terrain visualizations.

1.5 Credits

Prerequisite(s):

One of:
- CIVL 201 and SURV 203
- CIVL 255

Technical Requirements
To register for this course, you must have completed either CIVL 255 - Civil Drafting and Surveying or both SURV 203 - Civil Surveying and CIVL 201 - Civil Drafting.

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