The Geodetic Digital Leveling class will take place Tuesday, October 31 - Thursday, November 2, 2017. Friday, November 3, will be an optional day covering River or Valley Crossing Procedures.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
Morning
Leveling Introduction
Leveling Equipment and Setup
Collimation Check and Field Notes
Hands on: Collimation Check
Afternoon
Geodesy and Corrections for Leveling
Leveling Specifications
Leveling Demo/Hands on
Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
Morning
Vertical Datum
Leveling Wrap Up
Resetting Bench Marks
Descriptions
Hands on: Write up a mark
Afternoon
WinDesc: Keying Descriptions
Thursday, November 2, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
Morning
Hands on: Leveling
Data file downloading and management
Translev: Processing
Afternoon
Translev (cont): Processing
Friday, November 3, 2017 (optional), 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Overview of river crossing procedures and equipment.
Hands on: Outdoor session - collimation and adjustment of level instruments. A complete river crossing will be performed using NGS's updated procedures for total station equipment.
Reduction and bluebook formatting of river crossing data.