CEE 404: Mapping with Aerial Photographs

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Catalog Description

404 Mapping with Aerial Photographs. II; 1cr. Photogrammetric procedures for graphically and digitally representing terrain. Orientation and calibration of stereoplotting instruments; manual and digital stereocompilation; orthophotos and rectification of aerial photos; and project planning including flight planning, ground control requirements and quantity and cost estimating. P:Civ Engr 403 or 353. Lillesand, Vonderohe.

Course Prerequisite(s)

See catalog description above.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Students must have a basic understanding of aerial phorographic data acquisition systems and also a basic knowledge of geometric relationships between camera, image, and object.

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Elements of Photogrammetry by Wolf and Dewitt

Course objectives

CEE 404 contributes to a comprehensive education in the fundamentals of civil and environmental engineering by providing theory and hands-on experience in the development of models of terrain from aerial photography.

Topics covered

Interior, relative, and absolute orientation of digital stereoplotters.
Manual and automated data capture.
Compilation of features and terrain.
Ground control requirements.

Class/laboratory schedule

Two one-hour lectures and one two-hour lab per week for five weeks.

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

Students having taken CEE 404 should be able to define the scope of mapping problems, select appropriate approaches and technologies, and apply methods to their solution. They should understand accuracy and precision requirements for mapping from aerial photographs and be familiar with instumentation systems for production of maps and models of terrain.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Student performance is assessed through five laboratory exercises, 2 quizzes, and a final exam.

Person(s) who prepared this description

Alan P. Vonderohe

Copyright 2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Date last modified: 02-Aug-2007
Content by: cee@engr.wisc.edu
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