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Surveying facilities
The specialist surveying laboratories of the School provide specialist facilities for students in the areas of Photogrammetry (mapping using photographs), measurement and information technology.
The photogrammetric section holds two analogue stereo plotters, a mono-comparator and an analytical stereo-plotter together with the modern digital image processing systems. The subject area has a small format metric camera which is used for archaeological and architectural work. The measurement area supports the testing and calibration of a range of measurement equipment, including laser and electronic levels, digital theodolites, alignment lasers, a laser interferometer as well as frequency meters, oscilloscopes etc. These facilities are supported by a 300 metre multi-pillar baseline which is used in the calibration of distance measuring equipment.
The computing provision consists of specialist hardware to support surveying, mapping and GIS software. These include UNIX based workstations, with PCs with digitisers and scanners for mapping, and high resolution graphics to support the processing of digital photography and satellite imagery.
The surveying equipment store has a wide range of surveying equipment for students' use. Students have use of some 30 Electronic Total stations from Leica, Sokkia, Topcon, Trimble and Nikon, including reflectorless and robotic instruments, with the necessary ancillary tripods, tribrachs, targets and prisms. Alternative optical theodolites from Wild, Kern, CTS, Zeiss are also available. There a number of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) available, offering a range of modes, including Geodetic and Differential (DGPS) receivers from Leica, Trimble and Garmin. Several sets of Levelling equipment (optical and digital), distance measurement and other ancillary equipment are also held in the store. Timetabled classes take precedence for the use of equipment, but at all other times equipment is available for students self-directed learning, practical work and experimentation. All Health and Safety Guidelines for field work must be followed.
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