TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Murat Eren
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Satellite based positioning systems 2) Space partition, control partition, user partition 3) GPS measurements 4) Determination of parameters 5) Real-time kinematic measurements 6) Continuous reference stations
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None.
COURSE DEFINITION	Satellite based positioning systems: space division, control division, user division. Signal structure. Time and coordinate systems. GPS measurements: Determination of parameters, integer ambiguity, orbit determination. Error sources and error reduction. Absolute positioning. Differential GPS (DGPS). Relative position determination: Static, kinematic, stop-start measurement methods. Real-time kinematic measurements. Continuous reference stations.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Satellite based positioning systems 2nd Week Space partition, control partition, user partition 3rd Week Signal structure 4th Week Time and coordinate systems 5th Week GPS measurements 6th Week Determination of parameters 7th Week Integer uncertainty, orbit determination 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Error sources and error reduction 10th Week Absolute positioning 11th Week Differential GPS (DGPS) 12th Week Relative position determination: Static, kinematic, stop-and-go methods of measurement 13th Week Real-time kinematic measurements 14th Week Continuous reference stations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Global Positioning Systems, Inertial Navigation, and Integration,Mohinder S. Grewal,Lawrence R. Weill,Angus P. Andrews,Wiley
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 11 154 Preparation for Final exam 1 69 69 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 44 44 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 313 Total Workload / 30 10,43 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No