Laser scanning of terrain and objects | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Laser scanning of terrain and objects (17.GI020)

Native organizations units: Sub-department for Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Geodesy and Geoinformatics (Year: 4, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Geoinformatika
ECTS	5

To acquire basic and applied knowledge in the field of geodesy, geomatics and geoinformatics. To acquire basic and applied knowledge in the field of 3D laser scanning of terrain and structures.

Acquired knowledge is used in professional courses, as well as in the recognition and in solving the engineering problems using laser scanning technology.

Fundamentals in 3D acquisition of geospatial data about objects and terrain, fundamentals in laser technology, technological bases, classification of laser scanning devices, terrestrial 3D scanners, rank scanners, triangular scanners, basic components of 3D laser scanners, calibration, scanners with moveable platforms, scanning techniques and data acquisition, error analyze, scanning result processing, quality check, points clouds, processing points clouds, registration and georeferencing points clouds, result presentation, algorithms and data structure, points clouds data formats, LAS data format, result accuracy assessment and quality control, integration with other sensors, examples of application in different areas.

Teaching forms: lectures, computer practice, consultations. Knowledge evaluation: guided and individual elaboration of 3 obligatory tasks and, four written test, final examination – oral form.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
McCloy, K.R.	Resource Management Information Systems: Remote Sensing, GIS and Modelling	2006	CRC, Taylor & Francis group, New York	English
Grupa autora	ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume 54, Number 2, July 1999	1999	Elsevier	English
Jones, C.B.	Geographical Information Systems and Computer Cartography	1997	Longman, Singapore	English
Jie Shan, Charles K. Toth	Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning: Principles and Processing	2008	CRC Press	English
Lerma García, J.L., Van Genechten, B., Heine, E., Santana Quintero, M.	Theory and practice on Terrestrial Laser Scanning	2008	Editorial de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia	English
K. Kraus	Photogrammetry: Geometry from Images and Laser Scans	2007	Walter de Gruyter	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	10.00
Test	Yes	Yes	5.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	15.00
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	10.00
Test	Yes	Yes	5.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	50.00