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for California State University, Fresno.
Geomatics Engineering (GME)
GME 1. Introduction to Geomatics Engineering (1)
An introduction to geomatics engineering philosophical thought; geomatics engineering profession and career opportunities; professional ethics and safety; creative and critical thinking applied to the geomatics engineering decision-making process. F
GME 5. Critical Reasoning (3)
Fundamentals of analysis and evaluation in the context of technology. Evaluating the viewpoints of experts. Patterns of deductive and inductive arguments. Common fallacies of reasoning. G.E. Foundation A3. FS
GME 15. Engineering Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: MATH 5. Principles of surveying measurements for distance, direction, and elevation; topographic and planimetric mapping, horizontal curves, vertical curves, earthwork and engineering applications. FS
GME 15L. Engineering Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: GME 15 or concurrently. Field practice in geomatics measurement, construction stakeout, and curve alignment problems. (3 lab hours; field trips required) FS
GME 16. Municipal Surveying (2)
Prerequisites: GME 15. Instrumentation; automated electronic survey data collection; land survey; introduction to photogrammetry, GPS, GIS, and control surveys. Astronomy for azimuth applications. S
GME 16L. Municipal Surveying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: GME 16 or concurrently. Field and office practice in instrumentation;
automated electronic survey data collection; land survey; photogrammetry, GPS,
GIS, and control surveys. Astronomy for azimuth applications. (3 lab hours;
field trips required)
GME 23L. Optics and Waves (1)
Visual optics, prisms, lenses, and collimated light, electromagnetic spectrum and waves, wave properties and atmospheric interactions, optical and electromagnetic imaging systems. GPS, GIS, remote sensing, photogrammetric, and EDM applications. S
GME 34. Adjustment Computations (3)
Prerequisites: GME 15, 61, MATH 76. Error theory, adjustment of simple survey networks, and matrix methods; digital computer solutions of geomatics computation and adjustment problems. S
GME 40. Route and Construction Surveying (3)
Prerequisites: GME 15, 15L or permission of instructor. Computations and theory covering surveys for highway, irrigation, rail, pipeline, and other transportation alignment projects. Includes computer solutions and applications. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) F
GME 50. Land Surveying (3)
Prerequisite: GME 15. The United States Public Land Survey System with special emphasis on California; introduction to the California Land Surveyors Act, Certified, A.L.T.A. and mortgage surveys; sectionalized land subdivision, corner restoration, resurveys, evidence, and descriptions. (Field trips required) S
GME 61. Microcomputers in Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: GME 15 or concurrently. Microcomputer operating systems; introduction to high level computer languages, file processing, program documentation, testing, and debugging. S
GME 66. Computer-Aided Mapping (3)
Prerequisite: GME 15 (may be taken concurrently). Preparing transportation alignment, topographic, property boundary, environmental, cross section, structural, and GIS maps and plans. Civil and geomatics engineering and construction applications. Includes comprehensive computer mapping design experience. FS
GME 73. Geomatics (3)
Introduction to Geographic and Land Information Systems; software and hardware
issues; practical exercises.
GME 100. Land and Society (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. How private land ownership rights have shaped
the development of our nation into a superpower; the effects of virtually
"free" western land; land tenure systems and land ethics; current
state, national and international societal trends and implications.
GME 101. Green Design/Creative Thinking (3)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor, G.E. A2 completed, trigonometry.
Creative thinking about solar friendly Green Building. Styles of thinking.
Obstacles to overcome. Divergent versus convergent thinking. Idea stimulation.
Gaining acceptance for new ideas.
GME 102. Geodetic Surveying (3)
Prerequisites: GME 16, 34 or concurrently. Horizontal and vertical geodetic networks for deformation, industrial tooling and local area applications; theory and application of State Plane Coordinate systems. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) S
GME 108. Geodesy (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 77, PHYS 4A, 4AL, GME 34 or concurrently. Size and shape of the earth; three-dimensional coordinate systems; computations on the spheroid; reduction to plane coordinates; introduction to differential equations, gravity modeling and gravity measurements. S
GME 114. GPS Navigation (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory and concepts of navigation
systems emphasizing real-time GPS. Design of air, sea, and land navigation
applications, including automatic vehicle location and navigation (AVLN).
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)
GME 123. Stereo-Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisites: GME 15, 34 or concurrently. Imaging systems; image quality. Theory of stereo-photogrammetry; orientation of stereo-model. Design and operating principles of stereoplotters. Photogrammetric mapping; orthophoto mapping. Project planning. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) F
GME 125. Analytical Photogrammetry (3)
Prerequisites: GME 123, 135. Introduction to analytical photogrammetry; strip and block aerial triangulation. Design and operating principles of analytical plotters. Introduction to soft-copy photogrammetry. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) S
GME 126. Digital Mapping (3)
Prerequisites: GME 123, 173 or concurrently. Design of data input, editing, display and processing mechanisms for digital mapping applications; hardware considerations and software design for DTM applications. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required) S
GME 135. Advanced Adjustment Computations (3)
Prerequisites: GME 34, MATH 77. Statistics, propagation of errors, advanced theory of least squares optimization algorithms. Computer programming for complex surveying and photogrammetry adjustment applications. Project design. F
GME 143. Satellite Geodesy (3)
Prerequisites: GME 102, 108, 135 or concurrently. Motion of a satellite,
orbit geometry and perturbations; time measuring systems; global geodesy
model; reduction and adjustment of GPS and other satellite observation data;
differential equations of orbit relaxation; GPS network optimization; data
transformation. (Field trips required)
GME 145. Geopositioning (3)
Prerequisites: GME 102, 108, 135. Design of planning, data collection, data processing and network adjustment applications; kinematic and real-time GPS applications; case studies. (Field trips required) S
GME 151. Boundary Control and Legal Principles (3)
Prerequisite: GME 50 or permission of instructor. Legal principles that control the boundary location of real property. F
GME 152. Real Property Descriptions (3)
Prerequisite: GME 151 or permission of instructor. Theory and practice of real property descriptions and recording systems; metes and bounds, United States Public Land Survey System, lot and block and other styles investigated; practical exercises and case studies. (Field trips required) F
GME 153. Boundary Survey Design (3)
Prerequisite: GME 151 or permission of instructor. Design of evidence gathering, resurvey, retracement, and analysis techniques for complex United States Public Land Survey System, metes and bounds, riparian, mineral, land grant and fraudulent surveys; case studies. (Field trips required) S
GME 159. Subdivision Design (3)
Prerequisites: GME 40, 151. Subdivision map act, local subdivision regulations, title search, zoning study. Tentative and final subdivision layout, map drafting, computerized subdivision design, and drafting; environmental impact study. (Field trips required) S
GME 161. Data Interface Design (3)
Prerequisites: GME 16, 135. Development and design of data collector software;
file system generation, manipulation and transfer; microcomputer interface
to data collector, electronic total station, digitizer, stereo/mono comparator
and stereo-plotters. (Field trips required)
GME 173. Introduction to GIS (3)
Prerequisites: GME 15 and 66, or permission of instructor. Data quality and accuracy, privacy, ethics, institutional, governmental and technological issues associated with GIS; hardware and software considerations for geodetically controlled cadastral, resource and environmental GIS applications; existing system case studies. (Field trips required) F
GME 174. GIS Applications (3)
Prerequisite: GME 173. Use of available GIS. Applications software; spatial
analysis, simulation modeling and system evaluation; practical applications
to specific GIS scenarios; creation, manipulations, maintenance and analysis
of geodetic, cadastral, administrative, resource and environmental overlays.
(Field trips required)
GME 175. GIS Design (3)
Prerequisite: GME 173. Application of data quality, accuracy, ethics and
liability issues to the design of integrated Geographic Information Systems;
integrated data structure, algorithm, and database considerations; major
design team GIS development project required. (Field trips required)
GME 180. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisites: GME 181 or concurrently. UDWE or a "W" course or concurrently. Study of a problem under supervision of a faculty member; final typewritten report required. Individual project except by special permission. GME 180 and GME 181 satisfy the senior major requirement for the B.S. in Geomatics Engineering. (Field trips required) FS
GME 181. Project Design (3)
Prerequisite: GME 108, 123, 135, 151, 173. Design of control, boundary location, and photogrammetric systems. Evaluation of design requirements as well as economic and social considerations. Requires case studies and student presentations. GME 180 and 181 satisfy the senior major requirement for the B.S. in Geomatics Engineering. (Field trips required) F
GME 190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement - Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading. FS
GME 191T. Topics in Geomatics Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected geomatics
engineering subjects not in current courses.
GME 193. Internship in Geomatics Engineering (2-4)
Prerequisite: permission of adviser. Engineering practice in a consulting, industrial, professional, or government work setting. A report will be required of the student at the termination of each implemented experience. This course cannot be used to meet graduation requirements. CR/NC grading only. FS
Geomatics Engineering Degrees