NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 高等測量平差法(一)(6736)
(Eng.) Advanced Data Adjustment(I)
Offering Dept Department of Civil Engineering
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher YEN-RU LAI
Department Department of Civil Engineering/Graduate Language English Semester 2026-SPRING
Course Description This course introduces advanced theories and methods of data adjustment and statistical estimation for surveying and geospatial applications, including least squares adjustment, network adjustment, time series analysis, and recursive estimation techniques.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
Students will learn to analyze observation data, apply least squares and statistical testing methods, and understand sequential adjustment and Kalman filtering for static and dynamic systems.
1.Capability in computation and analysis for civil engineering theory
2.Capability in analysis, evaluation, design, and implementation for civil engineering practices
3.Capability in project management, communication, team work, and problem-solving
4.Acknowledgements in contemporary issues, societal responsibilities, engineering and information ethics, and continuing learning as civil engineers
5.Professional knowledge in structural engineering, hydraulic engineering, geotechnical engineering, geomatics, construction management, hazard mitigation, and sustainable engineering
6.Capability in the initiation and fulfillment of research proposals and writing professional theses
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Exercises
Lecturing
Attendance
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 2/27:Adjusted holiday
Week 2 Introduction
Observations and their Analysis
Week 3 Random Error Theory
Confidence Intervals
Statistical Testing
Week 4 Principals of Least Squares and Error Propagation
Week 5 The Gauss-Markov Model: Adjustment of Leveling Networks
Week 6 4/3:Adjusted holiday
Week 7 The Model of Condition Equations: Adjustment of Leveling Networks
Week 8 Adjustment of Horizontal Surveys: Trilateration, Triangulation, Traverses and Networks
Week 9 Midterm Exam
Week 10 5/1:International Workers Day (holiday)
Week 11 Adjustment of GPS Networks and Coordinate Transformations
Week 12 General Least Squares Method
Week 13 Time Series Analysis
Week 14 Sequential Adjustment versus Kalman Filter
Week 15 Introduction to Geophysical Inversion: Damped Least Squares
Week 16 Final Project Presentation
self-directed
learning
   01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.

Evaluation
Midterm Exam(30%), Final Project(30%), Homework(30%),and Attendance(10%)
Textbook & other References
1. Ghilani, Charles D., Adjustment Computations Spatial Data Analysis, 6th, John Wiley & Sons, INC., 2017.
2. Snow, K., & Schaffrin, B., Adjustment computations, Geodetic Science at the Ohio State University, 2024.
3. Menke, W., Geophysical data analysis: Discrete inverse theory (3rd ed.), Academic Press, 2012.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning
Office Hours
Appointment via email.
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