Assignment 1: Problem Solving 1
SVY3107 Applied Geodesy
1. Assignment information
1.1. Introduction
For all assignments in this course, you will be using a simulated project situation with some real- world practical components requiring your survey knowledge and skills to complete.
The simulated project is that you’re managing the survey work for a large university campus project, including re-establishment of survey control, management of existing survey works and control, as well as development of new survey infrastructure for construction of new buildings and other infrastructure needs.
1.2. Assignment topics
This assignment focuses on content in Modules 0 to 4. Additional knowledge from prerequisite subjects will also need to be utilised.
This assignment covers Course Learning Outcomes as shown below in Table 1.2. For more information on the course topics that this assignment relates to, please see the course specification page. This is linked through the course StudyDesk.
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CLO 1
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CLO 2
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CLO 3
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CLO 4
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CLO 5
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Assignment 1
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Table 1.2: CLOs covered in Assignment
1.3. Assignment Value
Assignment 1 is a 30% (300 mark) assessment. A summary of mark distribution for the assignment is given in Table 1.3.
Task 1
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75 marks
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Task 2
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75 marks
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Task 3
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10 marks
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Task 4
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140 marks
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TOTAL
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300 marks
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Table 1.3: Mark distribution for Assignment 1
1.4. Due Date
This assignment is due as per the information on the StudyDesk. See StudyDesk for Submission details.
1.5. Late penalty
For each day that an assignment is late, a penalty of 5% of the total assignment marks will be deducted.
Please refer to the University Procedure for Assessment -
https://policy.unisq.edu.au/documents/14749PL
1.6. Assignment presentation guidelines
It is expected that you will submit a report style submission for this assignment professional report writing and presentation is a skill that should be developed alongside technical knowledge throughout your university career. The UniSQ library has many resources about assignment structure and writing for students that can beaccessed here.
At minimum, your report should contain:
• A title page indicating the course code (SVY3107), assignment number, and your name and student number
• Clearly labelled answers linking them to the relevant assignment questions
• Page numbers
Your report should be submitted in PDF file format to ensure formatting issues between different software packages is avoided.
Any published material you refer to should be properly referenced and included in a bibliography or list of references at the end of your assignment. You should use the Harvard AGPS style of referencing. See the library websitefor further details on referencing.
All the information required to address the assignment questions needs to be included in your report, however you are required to also submit a copy of your spreadsheet that is used to address Task 4.
This spreadsheet will be tested with an independent set of data by the marker, so ensure any values that are needed for answering other parts of the assignment are included in the PDF file (i.e. make sure your answers for Task 4 are in your PDF not just in the spreadsheet!).
Reports that direct the reader to refer to a spreadsheet will get zero marks for that task.
Some tips for the presentation of your spreadsheet are:
• Make sure all columns have clear headings
• Make sure rows have labels where appropriate, particularly when showing a result
• Use cell outlines and shading to make your spreadsheet easy for people to understand
• Make sure the sheets are labelled appropriately to make it clear which task it is addressing
1.7. Submission Instructions
All submissions should be digital, and made through the StudyDesk Assignment submission link.
Your assignment submission should include:
o 1 PDF file of your assignment
o 1 MS Excel compatible spreadsheet/workbook
Please ensure your name, student number (the 6001234567 number), and course code (SVY3107) appear at least once in the body of your assignment. Please also ensure that you clearly label each of your solutions with the corresponding question number (e.g. Task 1).
Use the following naming convention for your files:
o SVY3107_A1_ [SurnameInitial]_ [StudentNumber].pdf
o Where [SurnameInitial] is replaced by your surname and your first initial (eg Chris McAlister would be McAlisterC); and
o [StudentNumber] is replaced by your 10 digit student number (e.g. 6001234567)
o Please note the size of your files cannot exceed 100MB.
1.8. Equipment Required
You will need internet access to access the relevant software packages and assignment resources.
You will need to use a spreadsheet program, such as Google Sheets or MS excel to complete this assignment. You have access to Google Sheets through your student account online.
1.9. Academic Integrity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not to be used in this Assessment Item beyond basic editing features (spelling, grammar and text prediction) in Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, Grammarly and similar tools. There are many websites and apps that use AI text generation. Some websites will make small changes to ensure your grammar is correct, however, use of any websites or applications to re-write or paraphrase your work for you is poor academic practice and is an inappropriate and unauthorised use of AI.
Additional Information Required: It is good practice to regularly save drafts of your Assessment Items as you work on them, as these can be used by you to support any claims that you have not used AI beyond what is permitted for this level.
Failure to adhere to this requirement will result in referral to the Academic Integrity Unit (AIU) for investigation.
1.10. Further questions
If you have any questions about the assignment, please contact the course examiner Chris McAlister via the Course communication methods.
2. Assignment Body
2.1. Introduction
For all assignments in this course, you will be using a simulated project situation with some real- world practical components requiring your survey knowledge and skills to complete.
The simulated project is that you’re managing the survey work for a large area project to increase the dam wall height of a regional town, to increase to capacity of the dam for an increasing population and mining activities. The project includes improvement of existing survey control, management of existing survey works and control, as well as development of new survey infrastructure for construction of the new dam wall and other infrastructure needs including pipelines.
You will also need to prepare some resources to communicate the methods and quality of the survey work being undertaken with the project managers and engineers so they can better understand the work you and your team are undertaking.
2.2. Tasks (300 marks total)
Please see below for the tasks you need to complete.
You may use excel or similar to undertake the calculations, however you must ensure a copy of the results are pasted into your final report. Reports that direct the reader to refer the spreadsheet will get zero marks for that task. Also ensure all your calculations are clearly labelled and explained for the reader.
Note each Task starts on a new page – make sure you don’t miss any!
2.2.1. Task 1 (75 marks)
You ve identified two (2) Permanent Survey Marks (PSMs) that are going to be used as primary ground control points (GCPs) to undertake some preliminary site analysis using LiDAR. These marks will then be used to update the quality of the other control marks in the area, which will also be used as GCPs in the meantime.
Both primary PSMs/GCP have existing GDA2020 Geographic coordinates and AHD Heights. Their information is provided below in Table 2.1.
PSM Number
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Latitude
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Longitude
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AHD Height
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140462
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20° 38 56.03547”S
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147° 08 13.55143”E
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182.150m
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89724
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20 37 00.37570”S
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147 04 41.69149”E
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179.908m
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Table 2.1: Control point coordinate information
Using the data above, the Queensland Forms 6 attached on the following pages, and other appropriate public data sources:
1. Identify the horizontal and vertical reliability of these marks, and briefly discuss whether you feel these marks are appropriate to use for ground control points if the required quality of the marks needed for the survey is ±0.020m for horizontal and ±0.050m vertical. (40 marks)
2. Determine the AUSGeoid N and ellipsoidal height values for those with a provided AHD height, noting how you arrived at these values, and how you might verify these values. (20 marks)
3. If the marks had been provided to you in GDA94 Geographic coordinates, briefly discuss which AUSGeoid model you would have needed to use, explaining the key attributes of the model and why you have chosen this AUSGeoid model. (15 marks)
For each individual part, your answer should be no more than 200 words (±20 words), not including tabulated data.