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Geodetic Leveling Class

List of Topics for Geodetic Digital Leveling Class

May 24-26 , 2011

Instructors: Charles Geoghegan and Malcolm Archer-Shee

 

Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Instructor: Archer-Shee


Morning

Leveling Overview

  • Project Planning
  • Reconn
  • Marksetting
  • Observations

Basic DSWorld project planning tool

Intro to descriptions and WinDesc

Field exercise: Writing up a mark

Afternoon

WinDesc Basics

  • Setting up WinDesc for a project
  • Creating a description file
  • Project information
  • Importing existent bench mark descriptions

Taking and managing photographs of marks

Updating imported description information

Entering descriptions for marks not in the NGS data base

  • New marks
  • Existent marks

Performing checks on the description file

Exploring advanced features of WinDesc


Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Instructor: Geoghegan


Morning

    Leveling Equipment and Setup

    Collimation Check and Field Notes

    Field exercise: Geodetic leveling

Afternoon

    Geodesy and Corrections for Leveling

    Leveling Specifications

    Vertical Datum

    Classroom exercise: getting back to leveled field heights

Thursday, May 26, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Instructor: Archer-Shee


Data file downloading and management

Translev basic

  • Creating a “Blue Book” file
  • Importing and translating raw observation files
  • Checking and editing LVL files
  • Creating abstracts and other reports
  • Preparing media and organizing files for submittal

Afternoon

Leveling Wrap Up and Reset Procedures (Geoghegan)

Exploring the advanced features of DSWorld, WinDesc and Translev (Archer-Shee)

 

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