Linking Surveying, Engineering, GIS, and Computer Science into Geomatics through a Digital Terrain Modeling Course
Publication: Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 137, Issue 2
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Acknowledgments
I thank David Evans and Associates for providing assistance with the laser scanning and feedback for the course. I thank Leica Geosystems for its support by providing students with software (Leica Cyclone, Leica Geo-Office) and surveying equipment. I thank ODOT and Watershed Sciences for their presentations.
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Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 137 • Issue 2 • May 2011
Pages: 37 - 39
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 23, 2010
Accepted: Nov 15, 2010
Published online: Apr 15, 2011
Published in print: May 1, 2011
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