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Engineering Geodesy - Definition and Core Competencies

  • Heiner Kuhlmann EMAIL logo , Volker Schwieger , Andreas Wieser and Wolfgang Niemeier

Abstract

This article summarises discussions concerning the definition of "engineering geodesy" within the German Geodetic Commission. It is noted that engineering geodesy by means of its tasks, methods and characteristics is an application-oriented science whose research questions often arise from observed phenomena or from unsolved practical problems. In particular it is characterised by the professional handling of geometry-related problems in a cost-effective manner that includes comprehensive quality assessment at all phases of the problem solution - from planning through measurement to data processing and interpretation. The current methodical developments are primarily characterised by the increasing integration of the measurement and analysis into challenging construction, production and monitoring processes as well as by the transition to spatially continuous methods. A modern definition of engineering geodesy is proposed at the end of this article.

Received: 2014-10-14
Accepted: 2014-10-17
Published Online: 2014-12-5
Published in Print: 2014-11-1

© 2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston

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