TransfermaticENGSUP at Los Angeles Mission College

    ENG SUP 100 - PLANE SURVEYING I: BOOT CAMP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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    Description
    STUDENTS � 2 UNITS Prerequisite: None| Lecture: 1 hour | Lab: 2 hours This is a beginning course in plane surveying for high school students. Topics include horizontal linear measurements using pacing, steel tape, stadia, and electronic distance mea- surement (EDM); circuit and profile differential leveling; mea- surement of horizontal and vertical angles; computation of azimuth, bearing, latitude, departure and coordinates and area of a traverse; balancing a closed traverse using the com- pass rule and rotation adjustments of a closed traverse; and introduction to geographic information system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS). Technical lectures also include topics pertaining to technical writing and presenta- tions. An introductory topic in terrain modeling using Microstation and/or AutoCAD software is demonstrated and field work is also performed including the demonstration of an unmanned aerial system (UAS).