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Geodetic Leveling Class

Geodetic Digital Leveling Class

March 29-31, 2016

Instructor: Charles Geoghegan

 

Click here to view course materials.

Class full, email for waitlist.

 

Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Morning
  • Leveling Introduction
  • Leveling Equipment and Setup
  • Collimation Check and Field Notes
  • Hands on: Collimation Check
Afternoon
  • Geodesy and Corrections for Leveling
  • Leveling Specifications
  • Leveling Demo/Hands on


Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Morning
  • Vertical Datum
  • Leveling Wrap Up
  • Resetting Bench Marks
  • Descriptions
  • Hands on: Write up a mark
Afternoon
  • WinDesc: Keying Descriptions

 

Thursday, March 31, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Morning
  • Hands on: Leveling
  • Data file downloading and management
  • Translev: Processing
Afternoon
  • Translev (cont): Processing

 

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