OEKB100367 Practical field works

Type
course with continuous assessment
Semester hours
6
Lecturer (assistant)
Konold, Oliver , Koch, Franziska , N.N., , , Strohmeier, Stefan , Arav, Reuma , Arndt, Jan Erik , Heine, Erwin , Hauer, Christoph , Stockinger, Michael
Organisation
Geomatics
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

Practical fundamentals of surveying; familiarization with and use of surveying instruments (total station, leveling instrument, GNSS); implementation of basic surveying methods, e.g., traversing, leveling, stakeout, etc.; calculation and creation of surveying products, including plans, coordinate lists, and technical reports

Physical principles of flow measurement, as specified in the Austrian standard for rivers and streams; classification of watercourses into functional habitats; familiarization with assessment methods and relevant morphological processes; field methods for determining soil physical parameters
Previous knowledge expected

Required:
- LV OEKB100355 "Vermessung"

Recommended:
- LV LAWI100344 "Gewässerkunde und Hydrometrie",
- LV LAWI100353 'Engineering hydrology'
- LV LAWI100347 "Bodenphysik"
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

- Handling surveying instruments
- Applying various surveying methods
- Selecting suitable surveying methods for different applications
- Calculating coordinates from measurements
- Analyzing the accuracy and errors of measurements
- Creating surveying products

- Performing and evaluating flow measurements
- Evaluating river sections with regard to their hydrodynamic and functional habitat characteristics
- Determining river types based on measurements of cross-section and grain size
- Determining soil physical and soil hydraulic properties using suitable measurement methods and their mathematical evaluation
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.