Transport Systems Engineering

AUGUSTO MAZZONI

The goal of the course is to supply the fundamentals about the geomatics technologies related to positioning and navigation (Global Navigation Satellite Systems – GNSS) and to archiving and management of geospatial data (Geographical Information Systems – GIS).
The presentation of the mentioned items will be completed with practical exercises.
To this aim, part of the teaching will focus on the fundamentals of Geodesy and Mapping.

Knowledge of the fundamental elements of Geodesy.
Familiarity with the concepts of reference system and coordinate system.
Knowledge of satellite positioning systems and observation processing.
Familiar with the concept of map projection.
Basic elements on GIS

No mandatory prerequisites

1) Geodesy fundamentals
1a) Reference systems and coordinates systems
1b) International reference system definition and realization
1c) Earth gravity field and Geoid
1d) Ellipsoid and ellipsoidal coordinates
2) Satellite positioning principles
2a) GPS system
2b) GPS observation equations
2c) GPS positioning techniques
2d) GPS positioning applications
3) Recalls of cartography
3a) The UTM projection
4) Geographic Information Systems overview
4a) Definitions and data types
4b) Raster data georeferentiation
4c) GIS application examples

All the material will be provided in the Classroom platform fo the teaching

Standard lessons with eventual web streaming

Standard lessons with eventual web streaming

To be defined

Possible exam questions are underlined during the lessons