Program Overview

Course Overview

The course GEOM2110, Surveying, is an intermediate-level course offered at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Although it is no longer taught, it remains available for examination purposes.

Course Details

• Credits: 7.5
• Level: Intermediate course, level II
• Language of instruction: Norwegian
• Location: Gj黲ik
• Examination arrangement: School exam

About the Course

Course Content

• Calibration of total station
• Land surveying methods (traverse, construction, and building measurements)
• Surveying data processing (orthogonal method, traverse, corrections between terrain and map plans)
• Theory of accuracy/statistics (least-squares method, weighting/instrument parameters, time-correlation in RTK(GNSS)
• Software (general use, data import and export, processing, assessment of quality regarding Norwegian standards)
• Applications (road sticking, transformation, calibration)
• Programming

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

• Knowledge of standards in the land surveying field
• Understanding of the surveyor's tasks on construction and building sites
• Ability to verify correction of measured distances and directions
• Ability to verify correction of measured distances and directions between terrain and map plane
• Understanding of the least-squares method
• Ability to use statistics to assess the quality of surveying calculations
• Ability to assess whether data series contains gross or systematic errors and whether the quality of measurements satisfies
• Ability to verify weighting of measured data

Skills

• Perform instrument control of total station
• Establish ground network using total station measurements
• Use software to analyze and interpret surveying data according to standards
• Master the use of instrument parameters in software
• Planning, calculating, and assessing quality

General Competence

• Verify accurate and precise work on surveying instruments and software
• Understand the importance of documented work performed according to standards

Learning Methods and Activities

• Lectures
• Project work - Supervision
• The course has work requirements that must be completed at the NTNU campus in Gj黲ik. The time of completion is given at the start of the semester.
• The course can be given as a guided self-study if less than 6 students are registered.

Compulsory Assignments

• Mandatory assignments

Further on Evaluation

• Re-sit of written exam in August
• Previously approved compulsory work requirements can be approved by the course coordinator

Specific Conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required: Geomatics - Engineering (BIGEOMAT).

Course Materials

• Skogseth, T. (2014). Grunnleggende landm嶚ing. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget (ISBN: 3-3)

Subject Areas

• Geomatics

Examination

Examination Arrangement

• Examination type: School exam
• Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary Examination - Autumn 2025

School Exam

• Weighting: 100/100
• Examination aids: Code A
• Date and Time: 09:00
• Duration: 3 hours
• Exam system: Inspera Assessment

Re-sit Examination - Summer 2026

School Exam

• Weighting: 100/100
• Examination aids: Code A
• Duration: 3 hours
• Exam system: Inspera Assessment
• Place and room: Not specified yet.