Lecture
Basic Geodesy for Surveyors
Course and term details
- Sequence
- 81
- Part of term
- O1
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Delivery
- Online-Synchronous
- Delivery code
- WI
- Linked section
- No
- Open section
- Yes
Fall 2026
LS2400 CRN 12081Basic Geodesy for Surveyors
LectureOnlineMeckel, Karen FOnline · liveTue 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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Schedule
Tue
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
08/31/2026 – 12/11/2026
Meeting type
Remote Web/Video · LEC
Faculty
Meckel, Karen FPrimary
kmeckel@uwyo.edu
Seats
19
open of 35 seats
Enrollment and waitlist
- Enrollment
- 16
- Maximum enrollment
- 35
- Seats available
- 19
- Wait capacity
- 100
- Wait count
- 0
- Wait seats available
- 100
Credits
2
OR
All credit fields
- Credit hours
- 2
- Credit range
- 0–2
- Credit indicator
- OR
Course description
The history of geodesy including measurement techniques, coordinate systems, ellipsoids, and datums is reviewed. The modern geodetic and Cartesian coordinates systems, as well as the differences between grid and ground coordinates systems, and the current geodetic and Cartesian coordinate systems available today are discussed.
Attributes
1
TPN1 · Program Fees - Engineering
Full attribute list
- TPN1
Program Fees - Engineering
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