Graduate Courses
Faculty of Graduate Studies Calendar
GRADUATE PROGRAM SPECIALIZATIONS IN GEOMATICS ENGINEERING
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Course Titles
ENGO 615 : Advanced Physical Geodesy
ENGO 620: Estimation for Navigation
ENGO 623 : Inertial Surveying and INS/GPS Integration
ENGO 625 : Navstar GPS: Theory and Applications
ENGO 629 : Advanced Estimation Method and Analysis
ENGO 633 : Atmospheric Effects on Satellite Navigation Systems
ENEN 635 / ENGO 583: Environmental Modelling
ENEN 637 / ENGO 637: Earth Observation for the Environment
ENGO 642: Optical Imaging Metrology
ENGO 645: Spatial Databases & Data Mining
ENGO 655 : Advanced Remote Sensing
ENGO 658: Geocomputations
ENGO 661: Advanced Spatial Information Systems
ENGO 665: Advanced Survey Law
ENGO 667: Advanced Topics in Photogrammetry
ENGO 675: Spatial Statistics
ENGO 681: Advanced Global Geophysics and Geodynamics
LIST OF GRADUATE PROJECT AND SEMINAR COURSES
Geomatics Engineering 601 H(0-4)
Graduate Project I
Individual project in the student’s area of specialization under the guidance of the student’s supervisor. A written proposal, one or more written progress reports, and a final written report are required. An oral presentation is required upon completion of the course. Open only to students in the course-only route M.Eng and M.Eng. International Co-op programs.
Geomatics Engineering 603 H(0-4)
Graduate Project II
Individual project in an area other than the student’s area of specialization under the guidance of a faculty member other than the student’s supervisor. A written proposal, one or more written progress reports, and a final written report are required. An oral presentation is required upon completion of the course. Open only to students in the course-only route M.Eng and M.Eng. International Co-op programs.
Geomatics Engineering 605 Q(0-1S)
Research Seminar I
Seminar presentation of studies related to the student’s current research. This is a pass/fail course and is compulsory for all MSc. graduate students.
Geomatics Engineering 607 Q(0-1S)
Research Seminar II
Seminar presentation of studies related to the student’s current research. This is a pass/fail course and is compulsory for all Ph.D. graduate students. It should not normally be taken in the same term as ENGO 609.
Geomatics Engineering 609 Q(0-1S)
Research Seminar III
Seminar presentation of studies related to the student’s current research. This is a pass/fail course and is compulsory for all Ph.D. graduate students. It should not normally be taken in the same term as ENGO 607.
LIST OF GRADUATE COURSES
NOTE: These are the graduate courses normally offered in the Department. Additional courses are also offered by visiting international lecturers. Please refer to the Department web site (http://www.geomatics.ucalgary.ca/) for current course listings.
ENGO 615 ADVANCED PHYSICAL GEODESY
Potential theory and geodetic boundary value problems (GBVPs). Solution approaches to the Molodensky problem. Least-squares collocation (LSC). Hilbert spaces with kernel functions. Variational principles, improperly posed problems and regularization. The altimetry-gravimetry and overdetermined GBVPs. Solution of GBVPs by integral techniques, fast Fourier transforms and LSC. Use of heterogeneous data sets and noise propagation. Applications to gravity prediction, geoid determination, deflection estimation, satellite altimetry and airborne gravimetry and gradiometry. Current research activities. Top
ENGO 620 ESTIMATION FOR NAVIGATION
Overview of estimation fundamentals including stochastic processes, covariance matrices, auto-correlation functions, power spectral densities, and error propagation. Review of least-squares estimation, summation of normals and sequential least-squares formulations, and role of measurement geometry in least-squares position estimation. Constraints and implementations. Concept of Kalman filtering; relationship between Kalman filtering and least-squares; linear, linearized and extended Kalman filter formulations; system model formulation; process noise model determination; measurement models, and effect of time-correlated measurements and possible remedies. Numerical stability issues in estimation and possible solutions. Statistical reliability in least-squares and Kalman filtering and related RAIM concepts. Introduction to other estimation techniques including unscented Kalman filters and particle filters. Application of above topics to relevant navigation estimation problems.Top
ENGO 623 INERTIAL SURVEYING AND INS/GPS INTEGRATION
Inertial sensors and their application in inertial navigation, existing inertial systems, new developments in strapdown technology. Practical aspects of inertial positioning definition of an operational inertial frame, inertial error models. Effect of inertial sensor errors on the derived navigation parameters, performance characteristics of inertial sensors, calibration of inertial sensors. Mechanization equations in different coordinate frames, step by step computation of the navigation parameters from the inertial sensor data. introduction to Kalman filtering for optimal error estimation, modeling INS errors by linear state equations, practical issues for the implementation of update measurements (ZUPT, CUPT, Integrated systems), current research activities. Top
ENGO 625 NAVSTAR GPS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
Overview of space positioning and navigation systems; concepts and general description. GNSS signal description. Receiver and antenna characteristics and capabilities; signal measurements indoor; GNSS error sources and biases; atmospheric delays, signal reflection and countermeasures. Mathematical models for static point and relative positioning. Kinematic single point and differential post mission and real time positioning, navigation and location. Augmentation methods. Land, marine, airborne and indoor applications. Case studies. Top
ENGO 629 ADVANCED ESTIMATION METHODS AND ANALYSIS
Concepts of optimal estimation and different optimization criteria. Review of standard cases of least squares adjustments. Development of the Kalman, Bayes sequential and phase expressions> Least squares collocation and its relationship to ordinary adjustments. Robust estimation and analysis. Error analysis and advanced statistical testing. Applications to geomatics engingeering problems. Top
ENGO 633 ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
Theoretical and observed aspects of radio wave propagation in the ionosphere and troposphere, with an emphasis on L-band (GPS) signals. Fundamentals of absorption, attenuation, depolarization, and defraction will be covered, in addition to characteristics and physical properties of the propagation medium and atmospheric constituents. The impact of such effects, and methods of mitigation, will be interpreted with respect to satellite navigation applications. Top
ENEN 635 / ENGO 583 ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING
Nature and purpose of environmental modelling; the top-down and the bottom-up approaches; typology of environmental models; definition of fundamental concepts; steps involved in designing and building a model; calibration, verification and validation of models; scale dependency; sensitivity analysis; characteristics, architecture and functioning of selected environmental models.Top
ENEN 637 / ENGO 637 EARTH OBSERVATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
An introduction to environmental earth observation systems, in particular satellite platforms. Techniques for fusing multi-dimensional datasets (i.e., multi-spectral, multi-temporal, multi-resolution, and point-source ground data). A number of environmental issues will be discussed, including carbon sequestration; advanced techniques for estimating biophysical variables that are integral parts in various environmental models; vegetation phenology; and understanding of climatic influence on forested and polar ecosystems, etc.Top
ENGO 642 OPTICAL IMAGING METROLOGY
Optical imaging methods for precise close-range measurement. Photogrammetric techniques with emphasis on the bundle adjustment. Photogrammetric datum definition, network design and quality measures. Principles of laser rangefinding and laser scanning. Imaging distortions, sensor modelling and system self-calibration for a variety of imaging sensors including digital cameras, panoramic cameras, 3D laser scanners and 3D range cameras. Automated point cloud processing methods: registration, modelling and segmentation. Selected case studies.Top
ENGO 645 SPATIAL DATABASES & DATA MINING
Comprehensive overview of spatial database management systems and issues related to spatial data mining. The topics that will be covered include: overview of spatial databases, spatial concepts and data models, spatial query languages, spatial storage and indexing, spatial networks, spatial data mining, and trends in spatial databases.Top
ENGO 655 ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING
Advanced techniques for analysis and interpretation of remotely sensed imagery, with emphasis on data acquired from satellite and airborne platforms. Methods of enhancement and display, including histogram transformation, detection and characterization of texture, edge and line, and filtering. Techniques for feature extraction, including clustering and related statistical methods, such as maximum likelihood estimation, decision tree structures, contextual classification, knowledge-based methods. Procedures for handling multitemporal (time-varying) data for topographic map updating and resource monitoring. Selected case studies. Top
ENGO 658 GEOCOMPUTATIONS
Overview of the fundamental concepts, approaches, techniques, and applications in the field of Geocomputation. Topics being discussed include Geocomputation, Computational intelligence, Complex Systems theory, Cellular automata modelling, Multi-agent system modelling, Calibration and validation of dynamic models, Scale, Artificial neural network, Data mining and knowledge discovery, Geovisualization, and Post-normal science. Individual projects involving the application of Geocomputational techniques and models are conducted.Top
ENGO 661 ADVANCED SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Principles of advanced spatial information systems. Topological modelling and spatial data representations. Automated data sources and integration of remote sensing. Advanced spatial data handling methods and algorithms. Spatial database management including RDBMS, ORDBMS and OODBMS. Data warehousing and data mining. Open GIS and distributed GIS issues. Spatial data standards and meta data management. Top
ENGO 665 ADVANCED SURVEY LAW
A case study approach involving the investigation, discussion and analysis of legislation and judicial decisions relating to cadastral subject areas, including land boundary law; survey evidence; coastal and inland water boundaries; offshore oil and gas lease surveys; land titles and registration of deeds systems; adverse possession and prescription; conventional boundaries; the settlement of boundary disputes; land use planning and development; aboriginal land claims; professional responsibility and liability; copyright. Top
ENGO 667 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Aerial Triangulation: Introduction, strip triangulation, block adjustment of inderpendent models, bundle block adjustment, automatic aerial triangulation, direct versus indirect orientation. Mapping from space: modeling the perspective geometry of line cameras, epipolar geometry for line cameras. Multi- sensor aerial triangulation: integrating aerial and satelilite imagery with navigation data. Photogrammetric products: Digital Elevation Models, ortho – photos. The role of features in Photogrammetric operations: utilizing road network captured by terrestrial navigation systems in various orientation procedures. Top
ENGO 675 SPATIAL STATISTICS
Spatial phenomena and spatial processes. Spatial data analysis and the importance of spatial data in scientific research. Methods will range from exploratory spatial data analysis through to recent developments such as nonparametric semivariogram modeling, generalized linear mixed models, estimation and modeling of nonstationary covariances, and spatio-temporal processes.Top
ENGO 681 ADVANCED GLOBAL GEOPHYSICS AND GEODYNAMICS
Elasticity, figure of the Earth, Earth structure and seismology, gravity and its temporal variations, isostasy, tides, Earth rotation and orientation, time, plate flexure, glacial rebound, continental drift, geodetic observation methods for geodynamics. Top
Special Studies Courses
Specialization determined depending on the nature of the course
ENGO 699.xx SPECIAL STUDIES (Staff and guests)
Focus on advanced studies in specialized topics. Students may conduct individual studies under the direction of a faculty member. Special courses are also offered by visiting professors. See current course listings on the Department web site: http//www.geomatics.ucalgary.ca/Calendar.html
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