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  • SUR 1510: Surveying I

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    4 (2 + 4) Prerequisite: CET 1100 and high school or college trigonometry or MTH 1400 with grades of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis is an introductory course in elementary surveying. Students acquire a knowledge of the theory of measurements, methods of collecting and recording data, reduction of observations of angles, directions, distances and differences in elevation; the computation and adjustment of traverses; the use of data collectors and interfacing with CAD software; construction stakeout employing coordinate geometry and CAD output; and the methods of computing coordinate geometry and areas. Field work includes use of transits, total stations, electronic distance meters, surveyors' tapes, differential levels and data collectors.
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  • SUR 1520: Construction Surveying

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    4 (2 + 4) Prerequisite: High school or college trigonometry or MTH 1400, CET 1100, all with a grade of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis is an introductory course designed for the engineering technology student. The course covers surveying instrumentation, utilization of maps and plans, understanding and using working drawings, computing coordinates, areas, earthwork quantities (volumes), monitoring construction for line and grade, performing as-constructed surveys and mapping, and introducing boundary and legal surveying.
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  • SUR 2520: Surveying II

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    4 (2 + 4) Prerequisite: MTH 1410 and SUR 1510 with grades of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis course is designed to cover the introduction to control surveying, state plane coordinate systems, construction surveying, legal and boundary surveying and large scale topographic mapping for engineering and architectural projects. The student is introduced to optical micrometer and electronic theodolites, precise levels, and electronic distancers. Laboratory assignments will cover astronomic azimuth observations, circular and parabolic curves, earthwork surveys, control surveying and topographic mapping.
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  • SUR 2530: Route Surveying

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    4 (2 + 4) Prerequisite: SUR 1520 for CET majors, SUR 2520 and SUR 2620 for SUR majors, all with a grade of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis course is designed to expand the concepts on circular and parabolic curves and earthwork introduced in SUR 2520. Included is the mathematics of spirals; unequal tangent vertical curves, mass diagram of earthwork quantities; alignment profile and slope staking; large scale site mapping; alignment and design; and other surveying techniques required for highways, pipelines, tunnels, transmission lines, water lines, sewers and canals, etc. This course will introduce terrain modeling for site development and environmental concerns. (CET 2530)
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  • SUR 2540: Fundamentals of GPS Surveying

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    3 (2 + 2) Prerequisite: MTH 1400 and SUR 1510 with grades of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis course introduces the student to the technology of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The mechanics and elementary mathematics of GPS point-positioning technology are presented. The laboratory sessions will introduce the operational concepts of planning, reconnaissance, and data collection. Post mission processing and computer software for static, rapid static, and real time kinematic surveying will be discussed.
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  • SUR 2550: Surveying Computations

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SUR 2520 with a grade of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis is an introductory course on converting survey field observations/data into a form suitable to the end user. Students apply principles and precepts learned in courses of mathematics and surveying to surveying problems, develop analysis techniques, and perform those computations required for plane surveying problems encountered by the surveyor, land developer and civil engineer. Traverse computations, subdivision computations, route surveying computations, etc., are addressed.
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  • SUR 2620: Survey Drafting-CAD

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    3 (0 + 6) Prerequisite: MTH 1400 with a grade of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis course is a study of map symbols, contours, sources for map data, and methods used in map plotting. Emphasis is placed on utilizing Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) tools. The subjects include importing and exporting files from other sources, creation of map symbol libraries, menus and table layout, use of multiple layers and templates, digitizing, maintaining coordinate bases and orientation, use of map projections and datums and use of GIS/LIS files.
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  • SUR 3100: Survey Data Adjustment and Analysis I

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: MTH 2140, MTH 2410, MTH 3210, PHY 2331, PHY 2341 and SUR 2550 with grades of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis course provides a foundation in the basic principles of computational methods used to adjust and analyze survey observations employing statistical principles and least squares theory. The problems include adjustment of triangulation, traverses, trilateration, and vertical networks by condition and/or observation equations.
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  • SUR 3120: Survey Data Adjustment and Analysis II

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SUR 3100 with a grade of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis course is a continuation of SUR 3100 and is designed to provide a foundation in the principles of design and adjustment of geodetic networks. The concepts of design, geometry, preanalysis, redundancy, adjustment, confidence regions, test-on-variance factor, goodness of- fit test, detection of outliers, and position accuracy standards are presented. Advanced adjustment techniques for special geodetic problems are presented.
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  • SUR 3150: Astronomy for Surveyors

    5.00 Credits
    Metropolitan State University of Denver

    2 (2 + 0) Prerequisite: SUR 2520 with a grade of "C" or better, or Permission of instructorThis is an introductory course on applying astronomical observations to surveying and mapping projects. Students acquire knowledge about positional determination by astronomical observations and determining the direction (azimuth, bearing) of lines on the earth's surface from astronomic observations. The students compute the azimuth of a line from actual survey observations.
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