COURSE CODE: AGE 303
COURSE TITLE: Surveying for Agricultural Engineering
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: 1 hour Lectures/ 3 hours Field Work

COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Engr. O.J. Adeosun
Email: adeosunoj@unaab.edu.ng
Office Address: Room 4, Civil Eng. Building, COLENG
Other Lecturers: Engr. A. Sobowale

COURSE CONTENT:
Types of surveys, classes of surveys. Instruments and care, measurement of distances – pacing, stadia, taping, electronic and photographic methods. Leveling – elevations. Earth’s curvature and atmospheric refraction. The engineer’s telescope, bubble tube, dumpy level, level rods, automatic level. Field notes. Errors and corrections. Angles and directions – bearings and azimuths, magnetic compass and earth’s magnetic field. Changes in declination. Aerial surveying, topograpahic maps, introduction to photogrammetry. Remote sensing and GIS.

AGE 303 Lecture Note
AGE 303b Lecture Note