Trying to learn Geodesy

Some pretty good lessons here to take as convenient.

https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/science_edu/online_lessons/index.shtml

@spmpls

Thanks for this. I wasn't aware of these.?ÿ

this was one of the textbooks we used at NMSU.?ÿ I thought it was pretty good?ÿ

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https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Geodesy-History-Concepts-Modern/dp/047116660X/ref=asc_df_047116660X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266025184973&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4079331265881259547&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012211&hvtargid=pla-655174752436&psc=1

I bought this to try and learn more about Geodesy.?ÿ

After reading a couple of chapters it occurred to me that I had a guy on my staff with a MS in Geodesy, so I just put it on the bookshelf to try and make me look smarter than I am.?ÿ?ÿ

https://www.amazon.com/Geodesy-Gruyter-Textbook-Wolfgang-Torge-ebook/dp/B07BYHTJ3X

IMO, GPS for Land Surveyors?ÿis plenty for most.

Let me put this in Bronsonese.

First, by yaself a big ol' beach ball.

Next, by yaself a big ol' ball a string an sum sizzers an sum Scotch, er uh, dat iz Scotch tape.

Play aroun wid da ball and da string stuk to da ball to see how things werk.

DO NOT TRY TO USE THUMTAX INSTED A STRING

I agree. I have had some Graduate level Geodesy classes. They are not "fun".?ÿ

Here is a pretty good light hearted Geodesy text though, that, along with GPS for Land Surveyors as already recommended.?ÿ

https://www.amazon.com/Geodesy-Geomatics-Professionals-James-Elithorp/dp/158152658X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=geodesy+for+gis+professional&qid=1611170320&sr=8-1

And another great text:

https://www.amazon.com/Basic-GIS-Coordinates-Jan-Sickle/dp/0367573512/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=coordinates+for+gis&qid=1611170358&sr=8-1

These will give you all you would need as a practicing Land Surveyor

Thomas Herring earned two degrees in surveying before earning a Ph.D. at MIT https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/tah

He edited the Geodesy volume for the Treatise on Geophysics series:?ÿ https://www.elsevier.com/books/treatise-on-geophysics-volume-3/herring/978-0-444-51931-3

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@james-fleming?ÿ ?ÿya, that one is rough!

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I used the text below for an undergraduate course on geodesy. I considered it to be a gentle introduction to the science. Nary a triple integral...

https://www.xanedu.com/higher-education/educators/custom-books-catalog/geodesy-for-geomatics-and-gis-professionals/

In addition, you might review some of the links here: http://geodesyattamucc.pbworks.com/w/page/140697441/Links

I recommend The Ohio State, New Brunswick and Calgary University web sites which have lecture notes available for free download.

I really enjoyed the Strang/Borre text: ƒ??Linear Algebra, Geodesy and GPSƒ? now out of print. Prof Kai Borre developed a series of Matlab scripts in support of the text. They should be in the ƒ??Linksƒ? link. BTW, there is a digital version of this text available as a Kindle ebook. DO NOT buy it as it is a real mess. It looks like someone cut out the pages threw them in the air and created the ebook in random order. See the reviews on the Amazon site.

@frozennorth

i really enjoyed his Navigation course which is part of the OpenCourseWar project.?ÿ

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-215-modern-navigation-fall-2006/index.htm

@geeoddmike Shortly after the Strang & Borre book came out, I bought my?ÿcopy from Prof Strang, standing at his houseƒ??s front door. ????

@andy-j

I'm in the NMSU program now.?ÿ Go Aggies!

Working in gravity and magnetic surveys for 5 or so years kinda warped my brain and changed the perspective of how I viewed and how I could view the world around me.

You'll be pleased with the results of the effort to learn more about geodesy Travis, even if you don't end up liking the process of getting there....

Besides....look at all the cool matrices and weirdly shaped eyeball versions of the earth!

Best part of that is it isn't weird it's real.

Unless you go flat earth that is..... ???? ?????ÿ