and Geoinformation Science

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1 Welcome to the Department of Geodesy Department of Geodesy Deputy Managing Director Department of Geodesy Technische Universität

2 , Germany Germany s Capital and seat of government and largest city Population: 3.4 million people from 180 different countries Student population: around 130,000 young people 3 universities, 7 polytechnic colleges, 4 colleges of arts, more than 60 non-university research institutions Humboldt Universität zu Technische Universität Freie Universität hu/lage/hu-lage.png 2

3 Eastside-Gallery Potsdamer Platz Reichstag Gendarmen Market Charlottenburg Castle Brandenburg Gate Memorial Church Federal Chancellery 3

4 200 Years of Tradition Founding of the predecessors of the TU : Mining Academy, Building Academy, Vocational Academy 1879 Unification into Royal Technical College of Closure of the Technical College of and reestablishment under the new name: Technische Universität 1950 Establishment of the Faculty for Humanities 2001 Concentration of teaching and research into 8 faculties 2006 Aggregation of those 8 faculties into 7 4

5 Great personalities and famous inventors Adolf Miethe ( ) three-colour photography, rotogravure printing, flashlight Alois Riedler ( ) motor vehicle construction Adolf Slaby ( ) radiotelegraphy Georg Schlesinger( ) machine tool design and factory management Hermann Föttinger( ) Georg Schlesinger fully-automatic gear box Hans Geiger ( ) measurement instrument for detecting ionizing radiation, Geiger Counter Ernst Ruska ( ) electron microscope (Nobel Prize in 1986) Konrad Zuse ( ) first freely programmable computing machine Gerhard Ertl ( ) chemical processes on hard surfaces (Nobel Prize in 2007) Konrad Zuse 5

6 General Statistics Summer 2012 Winter 2011 TU Number of Students abs. % abs. % , ,0 Foreign Students , ,3 Male , ,8 Female , ,2 Freshman 867 2, ,7 Regular Externally funded Professors Research Associates Technical and Administrative Staff as of May/June

7 The Administration President Head of the University internal and external representation Prof. Dr. Jörg Steinbach Vice-Presidents Three Vice-Presidents, each with an individual range of duties Chancellor Administration and budget planning 7 Schools / Faculties I II III IV V VI VII 7

8 Planning - Building - Environment Dean: Prof. Dr. Johann Köppel 8 Departments / Institutes: Applied Geoscience Architecture Civil Engineering Geodesy Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Ecology Sociology Urban and Regional Planning 8

9 Department of Geodesy EGA Geodesy and Adjustment Theory GIS Geoinformation Technology SGN Planetary Geodesy SGN Space Geodesy SGN Precision Navigation and Positioning SGN Physical Geodesy Prof. Dr. Frank Neitzel M.Sc. Claus Nagel Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oberst Prof. Dr. Harald Schuh Prof. Dr. Roman Galas Prof. Dr. Frank Flechtner 9

10 Sph here of Observati on Sphere of Influen nce Sphere of Design Planetary Geodesy Prof. Dr. Oberst Satellite Geodesy Prof. Dr. Schuh Physical Geodesy Prof. Dr. Flechtner Precision Navigation & Positioning i Prof. Dr. Galas Geodesy & Adjustment Theory Prof. Dr. Neitzel Geoinfo ormation Technol ogy M. Sc. Nagel 10

11 Department e t of Geodesy and Geoinformation o o Science ce maintains close relationships with German Aerospace Center (DLR) GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam Research Alliance in / Brandenburg The students greatly benefit from the relationships 11

12 Activities of the Department - Education M.Sc. Geodesy International Program English as Language of Instruction Four Terms with an Total Amount of 120 ECTS Points No Tuition Fees 30 college places each year Mentoring Program 12

13 Curriculum 4 th Term 30 ECTS Points s Dissertation Specialized Subjects 2 nd / 3 rd Term 60 ECTS Points Geoinformation Technology Space Geodesy and Navigation Engineering Surveying and Estimation Theory Computer Vision and Remote Sensing Elective Section 1 st Term 30 ECTS Points Foundation Section 13

14 Foundation Section 1 st Semester: Choose Modules with a Volume of at least 30 ECTS Points (5 out of 6) FOU Geoinformation Technology (6) FOU Adjustment Calculation I (6) FOU Geo Databases (6) FOU Introduction to Satellite Geodesy (6) FOU CV1 Photogrammetric Computer Vision (6) FOU Geophysical Investigation (6) 14

15 Activities of the Department - Research Geoinformation Technology Topics: Geospatial Information Modeling Spatial Data Acquisition and Analysis Management of Geodata; Spatial Databases Visualisation of Geoinformation; Cartography, Multimedia Spatial Data Infrastructures 3D City Models and Digital Globes 15

16 Space Geodesy and Navigation Topics: Planetary Geodesy Satellite Geodesy Physical Geodesy Earth and Planetary Research Precision Navigation and Positioning Global Navigation Satellite Systems Calculations of Satellite Orbits Current and Future Trends in Navigation Space Geodesy and Navigation Data Communication and Signal Analysis of Global Navigation Systems 16

17 Geodesy and Adjustment Theory Topics: Estimation Theory Engineering Surveying Geodetic Sensors Deformation Analysis Transformation of Geodetic Networks 3D Measurement Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Measurement- and Model-based Structural Analysis (MeMoS) 17

18 Computer Vision and Remote Sensing Topics: Image Analysis Remote Sensing InSAR Hot Topics in Computer Vision Hot Topics in Image Analysis 18

19 Welcome to TU Deputy Managing Director Department of Geodesy Technische Universität