| LEC # | TOPICS | key dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Seminar and what we want to do during the semester Definitions of Latitude/Longitude and Height | |
| 2 | Astronomical Latitude and Longitude determination Set to have measurements done on the equinox | Exercise 1 due one week after lecture 2 |
| 3 | Discussion of results and techniques used
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| 4 | Start looking at how GPS works Introduction of circle measuring project | Exercise 2 due one week after lecture 4 |
| 5 | Field Work for Exercise 3 | |
| 6 | Discussion of Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) results obtained Discuss how this relates to GPS (distances are measured but in not the same way as EDM) | Exercise 3 due |
| 7 | GPS Candy Hunt (exercise in using handheld GPS receivers) | |
| 8 | Applications of GPS Security Measures on the System How Differential GPS works | Students bring in reports on the applications of GPS (for good and bad) |
| 9 | Differential GPS and Discussion of Spring research project Discussion of aims of research project | Reports on applications of GPS due Rough research proposals due next week |