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Geodetic Leveling Class

List of Topics for Geodetic Digital Leveling Class

 

October 25-27, 2011

Instructors: Charles Geoghegan and Malcolm Archer-Shee

 

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 8:00 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, October 26, 2011, 8:00 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, October 27, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

  • Hands on: Leveling
  • Data file downloading and management
  • Translev: Processing

Afternoon

  • Translev (cont): Processing

 

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