The courses presently offered in the Geomatics Engineering Program by the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering are described below.

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1 GGE GEODESY AND GEOMATICS ENGINEERING The courses presently offered in the Geomatics Engineering Program by the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering are described below. The first digit of the identification number indicates the level of the course. A 5 indicates an elective course, normally done in the final year. The second digit normally indicates the subject area as follows: 0 measurement, positioning and navigation 1 applied analysis 2 geodesy 3 imaging and mapping 4 information management, modelling and visualization 5 land administration 6 synthesis and design 7 technical communication, complementary studies 8 service course for other disciplines 9 general (geodesy or geomatics or both) The third digit carries the course sequence identification integer where "0" refers to the first course, "1" to the second course, and so on. Robert Kingdon :14 PM [ Robert Kingdon :14 PM ] As stated below, a course may have prerequisite courses or co-requisite courses or both. It is expected that students will have completed at least the prerequisite courses prior to doing a course in order to be adequately prepared to deal with the material of that course. Those who have not completed those courses can expect to spend additional time acquiring this background knowledge on their own and should budget more time for that course. Nonetheless, a course instructor has the right to insist that students may take her/his course only if they have met the prerequisite or co-requisite stipulations or both. The credit hour weighting of a course is also an indication of the amount of time that may have to be spent on a course. Generally, the number of hours per week (including all scheduled class time) could be from 2 to 3 times the number of credit hours. As an example, a course is shown as being (2C, 3L) 4 ch. This means that a student might spend up to 8 to 12 hours per week, including the scheduled 5 hours of lectures (C) and lab (L). Students who have not completed the prerequisites can expect to spend more time than this. 1 P age

2 For list of core courses and technical elective courses, see Section G. Note: See beginning of Section H for abbreviations, course numbers and coding. GGE 1001 Introduction to Geodesy and Geomatics 5 ch (3C 3L) Introductory geodesy and geomatics. Measuring geometry (surveying, hydrography, satellite positioning, navigation, photogrammetry and remote sensing, ocean mapping). Understanding measurements (introductory uncertainty & estimation theory). Managing geographic information. Applications of geomatics techniques, including creation of topographic plans from electronic total stations. GGE 1803 Practicum for Civil Engineers Two weeks of practical exercises following spring examinations. Involves optical distance measurement; trigonometric heighting; taping; balancing angles, height differences, traverses; horizontal circular curves; vertical curves; area & volume computations; stream gauging; elementary photogrammetry. Prerequisite: GGE 1001 or equivalent. 2 ch GGE 2012 Advanced Surveying 4 ch (2C 3L) Barometric and trigonometric heighting. Precise levelling. Mechanical distance measurements. Electronic angle and distance measurement, total stations, and reflectorless EDM. Coordinate transformations and positioning by trigonometric sections. Route and construction surveys. Geodetic control surveys: from triangulation to GPS. Digital terrain models. Contouring. Practical use of GPS. Introduction to the design of surveys and specifications. Related issues of occupational health and safety. Prerequisites: GGE 1001, STAT GGE 2013 Advanced Surveying Practicum Two weeks of practical exercises following spring examinations. Management of occupational health safety issues. Prerequisites: GGE 2012, STAT GGE 2413 Mapping Concepts and Technology 5 ch (3C 3L) Introduction to computer-based systems and processes for creating, managing, analyzing and visualizing spatial information. Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS), spatial data structures and 2-dimensional spatial transformations. Comparative overview of alternative spatial data collection technologies. Systemsbased approaches to desktop mapping, cartographic production and map analysis. Basic properties and applications of common map projections. Prerequisites: CS 1003 or 1073, MATH 1503 or equivalent introduction to matrices and systems of linear equations. 4 ch Robert Kingdon :14 PM Robert Kingdon :14 PM 2 P age

3 GGE 2501 Land Administration I 4 ch (3C 1L) Introduction to the principles of cadastral systems and survey law with a focus on Canadian jurisdictions. An extensive reading list supplements the lecture material. Students will be required to conduct a title search, write property descriptions, review legal cases, and complete other laboratory assignments demonstrating the practical aspects of managing cadastral survey systems. GGE 3022 Survey Design and Analysis 4 ch (2C 3L) Specifications for surveys. Systematic and random errors, design, processing and analysis of angle, distance, and height difference measurements. Star observations. Issues of occupational health and safety. Prerequisites: GGE 2012, GGE 3111, GGE Co-requisite: GGE GGE 3023 Surveying Design Practicum Two weeks of practical exercises following spring examinations. Management of occupational health and safety. Prerequisite: GGE GGE 3042 Introduction to Global Navigation Satellite Systems 5 ch (3C 3L) Principles of space geodesy. The celestial sphere, its coordinate systems, and variations in coordinate systems. Time keeping. Satellite based positioning systems, especially the Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) including observations, development of mathematical models, static and dynamic positioning, error analysis, software structure, and processing considerations. Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GNSS positioning. Prerequisites: MATH 1503, MATH Corequisite: GGE GGE 3111 Introduction to Adjustment Calculus 5 ch (3C 3L) Calculus of variations; quadratic forms; least-squares principles; least-squares method, weight matrix, variance factor; parametric, condition and combined adjustment. Prerequisites: MATH 1503, MATH 2513, STAT GGE 3122 Advanced Adjustment Calculus 4 ch (3C 2L) Quality control, uni- and multivariate statistical testing; approximation, prediction; filtering in observation and frequency domains; constraint functions; weighted parameters; nuisance parameters; sequential adjustment; Kalman filtering. Prerequisites: GGE 3111, MATH 2513; Co-requisite: CS GGE 3202 Geodesy I 4 ch (2C 3L) Introduction to the subject of geodesy; kinematics, gravity field, and size and shape of the Earth; temporal deformations of the Earth. Geodetic control in Canada. History of geodesy. Geodetic heighting. Prerequisites: ENGG 1081, PHYS 1082, MATH 3 P age 4 ch GGE 3111 GGE 3202 Co-... [1]... [2] Robert Kingdon :28 PM Star observations. ime keeping.... [3] MATH 2513 STAT [4] Robert Kingdon :25 PM Hilbert space approach to adjustment... [5] PHYS [6]

4 1503, MATH Co-requisite: MATH GGE 3342 Remote Sensing 5 ch (3C 3L) Overview and physical basis of remote sensing. Space- and air-borne sensor systems, active and passive sensors. Fundamental geometry of photogrammetry. Image statistics. Rectification of digital imagery. Image enhancement, spectral and spatial filtering. Multi-spectral transformations. Thematic information extraction, classification and accuracy assessment, change detection. Credit will be given for only one of GGE 3342 or GGE Prerequisite: GGE 2423 or GGE 3423 or permission of instructor. GGE 3353 Ocean Mapping 5 ch (3C 3L) Introduction to hydrography: geomatics aspects, trends and prospects, role in offshore management. Depth determination: seabed and seawater properties, non-acoustic methods, underwater acoustics, vertical and oblique incidence methods, bathymetric and imaging methods. Prerequisites: MATH 3543, GGE GGE 3423 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 ch (2C 3L) Introduction to GIS technology; Application of GIS; understanding the nature of geographic data, from geographic data to geographic information (GI), Information Systems (IS), and GIS; earth size and shape; tracing and mapping entitles on the earth; geographic data sources and collection methodologies; evaluating the quality of the data sources; representing geographic data in the GIS; loading and managing geographic data in the GIS; analyzing geographic data, solving geographic related problems using GIS, mapping the results of that analysis using GIS, and publishing the results of the analysis on the web. Program credit cannot be given for both GGE 3423 and GGE Prerequisites: MATH 1053 or equivalent introduction to matrices and systems of linear equations; or permission of the instructor. GGE 4022 Precision Surveying 4 ch (2C 3L) Measurements, processing, and analysis in densification surveys. Control surveys for photogrammetry and construction. Introduction to mining and tunnelling surveys, deformation measurements and analysis, and industrial metrology. Related issues of occupational health and safety and their management. Prerequisite(s): GGE 3022, GGE 3023, GGE GGE 4211 Geodesy II 4 ch (3C 2L) Terrestrial, celestial and orbital coordinate systems; coordinate transformations; positioning in 3 dimensions, on the ellipsoid and on a conformal mapping plane. Height systems. Temporality of geodetic parameters. Earth observation systems. 4 P age Robert Kingdon :22 PM GGE 2413 or University of New B, :53 PM Formatted: Left University of New B, :53 PM CS 1003 or 1073,,

5 Prerequisites: GGE 3202, MATH GGE 4313 Airborne Mapping Systems 5 ch (3C 3L) Photogrammetric principles, systems and products. Fundamental photo and model space coordinate systems. Photogrammetric measurement and refinement. Geometry of vertical, tilted and stereoscopic aerial photographs. Direct and inverse coordinate transformations. Photo mosaicking techniques. Collinearity and coplanarity conditions. Interior, exterior, relative and absolute orientations. Principles of analytical and digital rectification, DEM generation and orthorectification. Concepts of aero-triangulation. Flight project planning. Prerequisites: GGE GGE 4423 Advanced Geographic Information Systems 5 ch (3C 3L) Mapping concepts and Geographic Data Management and Analysis: (a)mapping concepts: colour and visual perception, map symbols, cartographic generalization and multiple representation, map projections and spatial reference systems, representation of the terrain (DEM/DTM), map design and interactive visualization; (b) Geographic Data Management and Analysis: database design theory, conceptual models (entity relationship model, UML), logical models (relational, object and object relational model), physical models, spatial index structures, algorithms for analysis of geographic data, introduction to XML and XML-based languages for GIS, geographic data integration and sharing (GI standards). Prerequisites: GGE 2423 or GGE 3423 or permission of the instructor. GGE 4512 Land Administration II 3 ch (2C 1L) Introduction to modern issues in land tenure and administration from Canadian and international perspectives. Includes the role of property systems in land management, aboriginal rights to land and natural resources, parcel-based land information systems, comparative analysis of land administration systems, coastal zone management, law of the sea, and delimitation of maritime boundaries. Prerequisite: GGE 2501 or permission of instructor. GGE 4700 Design Project and Report 6 ch (2C 2L) A full year course (fall term then winter term) involving the design and implementation of a geomatics activity or project and a reporting on the results or outcome, all under the direct supervision of a faculty member or equivalent in industry. Lecture topics include: engineering economics and business management issues specific to geomatics; financial decision making in geomatics. Must be done in the student s final year of the programme. GGE 5011 Oceanography, Tides, and Water Levels 4 ch (3C 1L) GGE [7] Robert Kingdon :06 PM GGE [8] [ ] 5 P age

6 Descriptive and theoretical introduction to physical oceanography, focusing on the coastal zone and the continental shelf. Components of physical oceanography that affect the accuracy and operational conduct of hydrographic surveying. Detailed studies of the controls on sound speed structure (seawater properties, propagation and refraction). Detailed studies of the controls on surface water level (tides, waves and swell, vertical reference surfaces). Constituent extraction from tidal observations and prediction of tides. Discrete and continuous tidal zoning, including an introduction to coastal hydrodynamic models. GGE 5012 Marine Geology and Geophysics 4 ch (3C 1L) Descriptive marine geology including all ocean depths, but focusing on the coastal zone and continental shelf. Components of surficial sedimentology that affect the accuracy and operational conduct of hydrographic surveying. Detailed studies of the controls on seafloor processes (deposition and erosion) and bottom backscatter strength (sonar performance, geomorphology, sediment classification). Descriptive and introductory-theoretical marine geophysics including single-channel, 2D multi-channel and 3D multi channel reflection seismic surveying. Marine refraction seismology. GGE 5041 Engineering Surveying 4 ch (2C 3L) Design and analysis of deformation surveys. Geotechnical measurements of tilt, strain, stress, etc. Special surveying methods and instrumentation of high precision. Application of lasers. Prerequisites: GGE 4022, GGE GGE 5042 Kinematic Positioning 5 ch (3C 3L) Performance requirements, mathematical models, observation methods, processing strategies, uncertainties and other characteristics associated with moving marine, land airborne, and space vehicle positioning, orientation and attitude applications, using autonomous, terrestrial, satellite, and acoustic methods. Prerequisites: GGE 3042, GGE 3122, GGE 3353, GGE GGE 5061 Mining Surveying 4 ch (2C 3L) Introduction to mining engineering. Mapping of open pits and underground mines. Shaft plumbing; use of lasers; use of gyrotheodolites. Tunnelling surveys. Rock deformation measurements. Monitoring and analysis of ground subsidence. Prerequisites: GGE 4022, GGE GGE 5093 Industrial Metrology 4 ch (2C 3L) 6 P age Robert Kingdon :41 PM GGE [9] Robert Kingdon :41 PM GGE [10] Robert Kingdon :41 PM GGE [11]

7 Spatial measurements of high precision for experiment lay-out and industrial settingout and quality assurance. Prerequisite: GGE GGE 5131 Special Studies in Adjustments 4 ch (3C 3*L) Hilbert space techniques; sequential techniques; digital filtering; interpolation and approximation; large system techniques. Prerequisite: GGE GGE 5222 Gravity Field in Geomatics 4 ch (2C 3L) Review of Potential Theory. Theory of Earth s gravity field. Space, airborne and terrestrial observational methods. Gravity field parameter transformations. Temporal variations. Applications (e.g., gravimetry, geoid determination, heights, mass transfer) Mathematical models, observational methods, and uncertainties associated with absolute, relative and moving-base gravimetry, and gravity networks. Prerequisites: 3122, GGE 5242 Global Navigation Satellite Systems for Geodesy 4 ch (3C 3*L) Review of coordinate systems. Orbital dynamics. GPS for high precision positioning and navigation. Major practical lab in GPS positioning. Prerequisites: GGE 3202, GGE GGE 5322 Digital Image Processing 4 ch (3C 3*L) Image data formats; software code for input and output images; writing, compiling and running software code; advanced image processing and computer vision algorithms and software programming; includes advanced edge detection, mathematical morphology, image segmentation, texture, skeletonization, image restoration, wavelets, image matching, fuzzy logic. Prerequisites: GGE 3342 and experience in programming, preferably in C/C++. GGE 5341 Advanced Technologies in Remote Sensing 4 ch (3C 2L) An introduction to the concept and basic theory of Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Wavelet Transformation (WT), and Fuzzy Logic (FL); literature review of remote sensing applications or other applications which used one the three modern technologies; and seminar presentations on the applications and techniques learned from literature. Prerequisite: GGE 3342 or permission of the instructor. GGE5403 Geospatial Web 3 ch (2C 2L) This course focuses on both the theoretical and practical issues related to the dissemination of mapping/geographic content on the web. Students will learn how to design and implement advanced semantic-based web mapping applications and Robert Kingdon :08 PM Special Studies in Robert Kingdon :11 PM GGE [12] Robert Kingdon :12 PM Robert Kingdon :10 PM 7 P age

8 geospatial web services using commercial and open source s/w tools. Special attention will be given to recent technological developments and research directions. Prerequisite: GGE4423 or permission of instructor. GGE 5402 Geographic Databases 3 ch (2C 2L) This course focuses on both the theoretical and practical issues related to the development of geographic databases and the extraction of knowledge from geographic data collections. Special attention will be given to recent technological developments and research directions. A series of Lab Sessions will run in parallel, using commercial and open source s/w tools, such as PostgreSQL/PostGIS DBMS, Oracle Spatial DBMS, MongoDB, Protégé, Quantum GIS s/w, WEKA Data Mining s/w, and other prototype s/w packages. Prerequisite: GGE 4423 or permission of the instructor. GGE 5405 Introduction to Big Data & Data Science 3 ch (2C 2L) Offers an overview of key techniques and technologies in big data analytics, and how data science is different from related fields. Through a combination of lectures and hands on exercises using R, MongoDB, and D3 visualization tools, students will learn to explore, clean, refine, analyze and visualize geospatial, streaming, unstructured and structured types of big data. GGE 5415 Real-Time Mobility Data Analytics 3 ch (2C 2L) Focuses on teaching the principles, methods and tools of descriptive analytics (mapping what is moving), diagnostic analytics (mapping why something is moving), predictive analytics (mapping what will move), and prescriptive analytics (mapping how we can make it move). Explores real-world case studies through lectures and hands on exercises to allow students to replicate the analytics when facing similar data. Pre-requisites: GGE 5405 GGE 5521 Survey Law 8 P age 4 ch (3C 3*L) Review of common and statute law affecting property, boundaries, and surveys. Role of a land surveyor in resolving boundary disputes and as an expert witness. Various types of legal surveys. Professional responsibilities, ethics. Case studies. Prerequisites: GGE 2501, GGE 3022, GGE 3023, GGE 3122, GGE 4211, GGE GGE 5532 Land Economy and Administration 3 ch (3C) Robert Kingdon :10 PM Robert Kingdon :10 PM Robert Kingdon :10 PM Robert Kingdon :12 PM Robert Kingdon :11 PM Robert Kingdon :08 PM Formatted: Font:Font color: Black, English (UK) Robert Kingdon :11 PM GGE [13]

9 Introduces land management and administration from economic and institutional perspectives. Evolving concepts of property and land tenure systems. Role of property institutions in land management. Economic principles in the valuation, allocation, development, and conservation of land resources. Land administration and land information systems. Special issues such as coastal zone management, environmental management, aboriginal tenure, and land reform. Prerequisite:GGE GGE 5543 Marine Policy, Law, and Administration 3 ch (3S) Coastal and marine [offshore] legal issues and how they relate to the framework of policy and administration. Focuses primarily on Canadian legal and policy regime, drawing on international law and practice where appropriate. Law of the sea and delimitation of zones and boundaries; Canadian coastal and offshore jurisdictional and administrative issues; coastline delimitation for various purposes; legal issues related to hydrographic surveys, hydrographic data, and marine accidents. Legal principles involved when designing and planning various marine surveys. GGE 5703 Exploration and Surveying in Literature and the Arts 3 ch (1C 3S) [W] A complementary studies elective examining the place and portrayal of exploration and explorers and surveying and surveyors in contemporary and historical literature and, also, in the arts, especially in print media, painting, photography, and the cinema. Open to geomatics engineering students in their final year of their programme. GGE 5813 Urban Planning for Geomatics 3 ch (3C) [W] Introduction to city and regional planning. The evolution of cities, discussion of planning in municipal administration, principles of land use, urban transportation, municipal services, subdivision design, comprehensive planning, master plans, programs, planning studies, and the administration and enforcement planning regulations. Restricted to students with at least 90 ch completed. GGE 5833 Land Use Planning for Geomatics 4 ch (3C 3L) [W] Robert Kingdon :09 PM Introduction to urban and site planning and related environmental management issues. The evolution of cities, community planning and municipal administration, principles of land use, and the administration and enforcement of planning regulations. In the context of geomatics: site analysis and the physical, social, and environmental impacts of development on a site and its surroundings. The economics of land development. Restricted to students in their final year. 9 P age

10 Prerequisite: GGE 4512; co-requisite: GGE 5521, or permission of the instructor. GGE 5842 Site Planning for Geomatics 3 ch (2C 3L) To better appreciate the comprehensive nature of site analysis and the physical, social and environmental impacts of engineering works on a site and its surroundings. To incorporate site characteristics to enhance a project in terms of costs, appearance, and energy efficiency. This course will be limited to a maximum of 18 students. Restricted to students with at least 90 ch completed. Prerequisite: GGE 5813 or CE GGE 5901 Special Studies in Geomatics I 1 ch (1T 1L) Directed study in an approved topic in geomatics. Supervision by a faculty member. Normally done in a student s final term. Credit will be given for only one of GGE 5901, 5902, or GGE 5902 Special Studies in Geomatics II 2 ch (1T 3L) Directed study in an approved topic in geomatics. Supervision by a faculty member. Normally done in a student s final term. Credit will be given for only one of GGE 5901, 5902, or GGE 5903 Special Studies in Geomatics III 3 ch (1T 5L) Directed study in an approved topic in geomatics. Supervision by a faculty member. Normally done in a student s final term. Credit will be given for only one of GGE 5901, 5902, or Robert Kingdon :22 PM... [14] Robert Kingdon :12 PM 5 10 P age