About this course

Content: Point clouds. Digital elevation models - production, use and accuracy, Orthophotos. Flight planning. Geovekst, Norway digital. Production of FKB data, standards, quality and quality control.

Airborne Laser Scanning: Introduction with History, Principles and Applications. Basic introduction to instruments, signal properties, distance measurement with laser, geometric conditions, sources of error, operational conditions, sensor orientation, system calibration and strip adjustment. Classification. Applications in terrain modeling, forestry and engineering.

Learning outcome

Students should have knowledge, understanding, and some practical skills in various types of data collection for analysis and presentation. This includes knowledge and understanding of the mathematical, optical, and photographic foundations of photogrammetry; the perspective relationship. Additionally, students should have practical skills in using relevant software.

Airborne laser scanning: Basic introduction to instruments, signal properties, distance measurement with laser, geometric conditions during recording, sources of error, operational conditions, sensor orientation, system calibration and strip adjustment. Applications in terrain modeling, forest and engineering applications.

  • Learning activities

    Lectures, exercises and project work.

  • Teaching support

    Teaching support will be given primarily in connection with that part of the structured teaching that is set aside for exercise guidance. It will also be possible to communicate directly with the subject teacher by appointment during office hours.

  • Syllabus

    Ø. Andersen: Nye bilde-tall-terreng + Orientering i stereoinstrument. Schenk (1999): Digital Photogrammetry, Vol 1. Barstad (1998): Datafangst for terrengmodellering med digital fotogrammetri Barstad (2002): Høgdekartlegging med laserskanning frå fly. In addition papers from journals.

  • Prerequisites

    GMFO120, INF120

  • Assessment method

    Written exam.

    One written exam Karakterregel: Letter grades Hjelpemiddelkode: B1 Calculator handed out, no other aids

  • About use of AI

    Written school exam: K1 - No use of AI.

    Mandatory activity: K3 - Use of AI in accordance with the guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at NMBU.

    Descriptions of AI-category codes.

  • Examiner scheme

    The external and internal examiner jointly prepare the exam questions and the correction manual. The external examiner reviews the internal examiner's examination results by correcting a random sample of candidates exams as a calibration according to the Faculty's guidelines for examination markings.

  • Mandatory activity

    Exercises

    Students who for various reasons retake the course, must complete and have the compulsory exercises approved again (i.e. previous approvals are no longer valid).

  • Teaching hours

    56 h lectures and 56 h exercises

  • Admission requirements

    Special requirements in Science