Time-dependent geodetic networks and deformation analysis
| Title | Ανάλυση χωροχρονικών δικτύων και έλεγχοι παραμορφώσεων / Time-dependent geodetic networks and deformation analysis |
| Code | 08EA047 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Christoforos Kotsakis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024637 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 9
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Surveying | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Earth Observation using Geodetic Methods | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Construction Surveying | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cadastre and Land Management | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cartography and Geographical Analysis | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Planning and Management of Transportation Infrastructure and Systems | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Water Resources, Environment and Engineering Works | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600255080
|
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255080
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Linear algebra and matrices, Statistics, Least squares adjustment and parameter estimation, Coordinate systems and reference frames, Surveying and geodetic networks.
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide, at high level, the necessary knowledge for determining time-dependent positions in geodetic and surveying networks, and their exploitation for detecting ground or structural deformations. The course is particularly focused on theoretical and practical aspects of modern techniques for network adjustment with multi-epoch observations, along with the implementation of statistical testing tools for the assessment of geometrical deformation in time-dependent geodetic networks.
The objective is to provide students with the following competencies at the completion of the course:
- Understand the main principles and related concepts of time-dependent geodetic networks and their modeling procedures.
- Use of different approaches for the least squares adjustment of multi-epoch network observations and the optimal estimation of time-dependent coordinates in geodetic networks.
- Combine and compare network adjustment solutions from different epochs to infer the dynamic behavior of its stations.
- Apply several versions of the general hypothesis statistical to evaluate the geometric deformation in time-dependent geodetic networks.
- Interpret, in a critical way, the results from different epoch adjustments in deformable geodetic networks and provide concrete conclusions for their information content.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course content is organized in the following sections:
Introduction – Course description
Part I
Review of network adjustment and reference frame theory
Time-dependent networks and their modeling
Adjustment of multi-epoch observations in time-dependent networks
Joint analysis of epoch solutions in time-dependent networks
General hypothesis statistical test and its use in time-dependent networks
Statistical tests for the detection of network deformation
Part II
Basic principles of deformation theory in elastic bodies
Estimation of strain and strain-rate in time-dependent networks
Determination of deformation fields from geodetic/surveying observations
Part III
Applications, practical examples and case studies
Keywords
dynamic networks, time-dependent positions, least-squares adjustment of multi-epoch observations, network deformation, statistical tests
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 35 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 2 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 122 |
Student Assessment
Description
Term project (weighting 60%)
Project presentation and oral examination (weighting 40%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σημειώσεις διδάσκοντα σε ηλεκτρονική μορφή
Additional bibliography for study
Caspary W.F. (1987) Concepts of network and deformation analysis. Monograph no. 11, School of Surveying, University of New South Wales, Kensington NSW, Australia.
Koch K-R (1987) Parameter Estimation and Hypothesis Testing in Linear Models. Springer-Verlag.
Kuang S. (1996) Geodetic network analysis and optimal design: concepts and applications. Ann Arbor Press, Inc. Chelsea, Michigan.
Strang G., Borre K. (1997) Linear algebra, Geodesy and GPS. Wellesley-Cambridge Press, Wellesley, MA.
Δερμάνης Α. (1987) Συνορθώσεις παρατηρήσεων και θεωρία εκτίμησης (τόμος 2). Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσ/νίκη.
Δερμάνης Α., Φωτίου Α. (1992) Μέθοδοι και εφαρμογές συνόρθωσης παρατηρήσεων. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσ/νίκη.
Last Update
21-02-2025
