SVT 541 - Geodesy

Types of coordinate systems and mathematical models; defining datums; defining transformation parameters between datums; Building of gravity models; Modeling continental drift; Conventional celestial and terrestrial references frames, precession, nutation, and polar motion; spherical trigonometry and spherical harmonic expansions; Geodesic line, geodesic curvature, differential equations of the geodesic, direct and inverse solutions; Conformal mapping of the ellipsoidal surface.

Credits: 3