544-0072 – Geodesy I (G I)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Hana Staňková, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Subject version
Version codeYear of introductionYear of cancellationCredits
544-0072/01 1999/2000 2013/2014 8
544-0072/02 2002/2003 2013/2014 5
544-0072/03 1990/1991 2005/2006 5
544-0072/04 2000/2001 2005/2006 6
544-0072/05 2002/2003 2005/2006 6
544-0072/06 2005/2006 2013/2014 5
544-0072/07 2014/2015 2022/2023 8
544-0072/08 2020/2021 6

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles of geodetic surveying, the instruments used, and methods for determining angles, directions, and distances. Particular attention is paid to the measurement of horizontal and vertical angles, the use of theodolites, the determination of magnetic and gyroscopic directions, and direct and indirect methods of distance measurement, including electro-optical distance measurement. The course also covers the basic assessment of the accuracy and correctness of measurements, sources of errors, and the processing of measured quantities.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Terrain work

Summary

Professional knowledge of the principles and methods of measuring horizontal and vertical angles, directions, and distances; the properties and applications of basic surveying instruments; and the principles of direct, indirect, magnetic, gyroscopic, and electro-optical measurement. Knowledge of the fundamental principles of assessing measurement accuracy and the effects of errors on measurement results. Professional skills in planning and carrying out basic surveying measurements, operating a theodolite and other surveying instruments, checking measurement accuracy and correctness, and performing basic processing and evaluation of measured data. General competences to select an appropriate measurement procedure, independently assess the quality of the results obtained, and solve basic surveying problems in practical situations.

Compulsory literature:

STAŇKOVÁ, Hana, Pavel ČERNOTA, Rostislav DANDOŠ, Petr JADVIŠČOK, Jiří POSPÍŠIL, Jiří DORDA a Kateřina PROKEŠOVÁ. Geodézie I [online]. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2021. Dostupné z: https://databaze.opvvv.msmt.cz/vystup/1493 [cit. 2026-08-25]. ČERNOTA, Pavel, Hana STAŇKOVÁ, Rostislav DANDOŠ, Petr JADVIŠČOK, Jiří POSPÍŠIL a Jakub KOSTELECKÝ. Geodézie 1. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2019. ISBN 978-80-248-4260-8. HÁNEK, Pavel. Stavební geodézie. Praha: Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2007, 133 s. ISBN 978-80-01-03707-2. LU, Zhiping; QU, Yunying a QIAO, Shubo. Geodesy: introduction to geodetic datum and geodetic systems. Berlin: Springer, [2014]. ISBN 978-3-642-41244-8.

Recommended literature:

POSPÍŠIL, Jiří a ŠTRONER, Martin. Stavební geodézie: doplňkové skriptum. 3. vydání. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2023. ISBN 978-80-01-07154-0. SKOŘEPA, Zdeněk a Lenka LÍNKOVÁ. Geodézie 4. 2., přepracované vydání. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2023. ISBN 978-80-01-07176-2. ČERNOTA, Pavel, Hana STAŇKOVÁ, Jiří POSPÍŠIL, Jiří DORDA, Martin MALÍŘ a Tomasz LIPECKI. Důlní měřictví [online]. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2021. Dostupné z: https://databaze.opvvv.msmt.cz/vystup/1485 [cit. 2026-08-25]. KAVANAGH, Barry F. a MASTIN, Tom B. Surveying: principles and applications. 9th ed., international ed. Always learning. Boston: Pearson, c2014. ISBN 978-0-13-287470-0.

Additional study materials

Prerequisities

Subject codeAbbreviationTitleRequirement
544-0001 ZG Surveying Fundamentals Compulsory

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.