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Basic Geodesy

Credit: 4 PDH Hours
Course Fee: $48.00
44 pages

How it Work!

  1. Register first and log into your account. Study and take the quiz for FREE until passed.
  2. After passing the quiz, follow the page, pay for the course and print your certificate.

Course Summary:

Geodesy is the oldest among the earth sciences, dating back to the Sumerians of 5000 years ago. It’s subject and name have been widely unknown. Man’s present ventures into space, his commercial explorations on continental shelves and his increasing knowledge of science and its relationship to the world around him have made him aware of geodesy’s increasing contribution.

Learning Objective:

Upon completion of this course the participant would learn:

  • Shape and size of the earth
  • The Gravity field of the earth
  • Point positioning on the ground for surveying

Each of these will be discussed in separate chapters.

Review the quiz before studying the course.

Course Content

Course Author: NOAA, US Department of Commerce

Certificate of completion of the course

This course comes with a multiple-choice quiz. You can view the quiz and take the quiz if you are logged in your account. You can take the quiz for this online PDH course as many times until passed. The passing grade is 70% and above. After you pass the quiz simply follow the page, to pay for the course and print your certificate instantly. A copy of the certificate and receipt for this course will always be in your account.

This online PDH course can also be used as a continuing education course for the following.

Land Surveyors

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