CE 3301 – GEOMATICS ENGINEERING

 1. Name 3 typical remote sensing platforms to collect digital mapping data
2. What kind of information does a digital map have?
3. Name 3 kinds of remotely sensed data discussed in class.
4. Name 4 applications for digital maps.

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of photogrammetry?
6. Research online and find an example for digital mapping applied in civil engineering. Write half a
page to describe your findings. Cite your sources for credit.
7. Read/watch  2  of  the  following  articles/videos,  summarize  the  difference  between  two  feet  in
United States and comment of the future of the US survey foot with 2 paragraphs.
 Newstalk’s Moncrieff Show (Irish radio show):  https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-
from-moncrieff/americas-two-feet (Sep 11, 2020).
 Arizona Star:  https://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-surveyor-thinks-america-can-stand-on-
one-foot/article_0d82b74f-bb9e-57e2-a1e6-214d9f342c9f.html  (Sep 5, 2020).
 New York Times:  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/science/foot-surveying-metrology-
dennis.html(Aug 18, 2020).
 Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/multistate-disagreement-over-
the-length-of-the-foot-to-end/ (Jun 1, 2020).
 The Associated Press: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/us-going-
international-route-for-official-foot-measurement-1915219/ (Dec 15, 2019) 

CE 3301 – GEOMATICS ENGINEERING HOMEWORK NO. 1

1. Name 3 typical remote sensing platforms to collect digital mapping data

2. What kind of information does a digital map have?

3. Name 3 kinds of remotely sensed data discussed in class.

4. Name 4 applications for digital maps.

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of photogrammetry?

6. Research online and find an example for digital mapping applied in civil engineering. Write half a page to describe your findings.
Cite your sources for credit.

7. Read/watch 2 of the following articles/videos, summarize the difference between two feet in United States and comment of the future of the US survey foot with 2 paragraphs.

· Newstalk’s Moncrieff Show (Irish radio show):  

https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-moncrieff/americas-two-feet

 (Sep 11, 2020).

· Arizona Star:  

https://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-surveyor-thinks-america-can-stand-on-one-foot/article_0d82b74f-bb9e-57e2-a1e6-214d9f342c9f.html

 (Sep 5, 2020).

· New York Times:  

(Aug 18, 2020).

· Scientific American: 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/multistate-disagreement-over-the-length-of-the-foot-to-end/

 (Jun 1, 2020). 

· The Associated Press: 

US going international route for official foot measurement

 (Dec 15, 2019).

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