Course Title: Develop 2-D and 3-D terrain visualisations
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2022
Course Code: COSC6249C
Course Title: Develop 2-D and 3-D terrain visualisations
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School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6175 - Advanced Diploma of Surveying
Course Contact: Thierry Demathieu
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359
Course Contact Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Greg Patterson
Spatial Scientist and Surveying Teacher
School of Vocational Engineering, Health & Sciences
RMIT University
Building 56
Carlton, Vic, 3053, Australia
Phone: +61 400 231 518
Email: gregory.patterson@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 160
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to develop two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) visualisations in a geographic information system (GIS) or computer-aided design (CAD) context. This includes the application of specialised technical and conceptual skills and a broad knowledge of spatial datasets. The course also includes the development of technical documentation incorporating mapping and scientific techniques.
This course is suitable for surveyors who use broad theoretical and technical knowledge to analyse information as well as interpret and provide solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex surveying/spatial information problems. The course supports those who work in a technical management role in a spatial information services team in areas such as cartography, town planning, mapping and GIS.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSSI6040 Develop 2-D and 3-D terrain visualisations |
Element: |
1. Prepare 2-D or 3-D digital elevation model (DEM) |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Analyse job specifications, constraints and main work activities. 1.2 Prepare CAD environment by setting up hardware and software systems, drawing defaults and customising menus. 1.3 Design GIS or CAD environment of surface elevation according to project specifications and organisational requirements. 1.4 Establish views and layouts according to job specifications. 1.5 Investigate current remote sensing technologies for capturing raw elevation data. 1.6 Conduct searches to identify available spatial data and evaluate and obtain suitable data to meet drawing specifications. 1.7 Apply organisational requirements relating to working safely when using screen-based equipment. |
Element: |
2. Create 2-D drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Create detailed views and layouts using various scales according to job specifications. 2.2 Finalise 2-D drawings and modify existing 2-D model as necessary to meet job specifications. |
Element: |
3. Create 3-D model or DEM |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Model surface elevation by mathematically defined surfaces and by point or line data according to job specifications. 3.2 Determine products that can be derived from a DEM according to job specifications. 3.3 Create and manipulate entities in 3-D space according to job specifications. 3.4 Develop DEM with a range of thematic data and generate and drape profiles over model according to project specifications. 3.5 Create contour map of area by employing procedures appropriate to data format and software according to job specifications. 3.6 Create slope map of area from gradient and aspect components according to job specifications. 3.7 Create shaded relief map of area from gradient and relief map representations according to job specifications. 3.8 Finalise 3-D drawings and modify existing 3-D model as necessary to meet job specifications. |
Element: |
4. Produce output |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Apply quality and accuracy measures on modelled 2-D and 3-D outputs. 4.2 Document 2-D and 3-D outputs according to project specifications and organisational requirements. 4.3 Save drawing files and elevation data outputs in appropriate format according to job specifications and organisational requirements. 4.4 Extract physical properties to job specifications and use slope map of area for analytical purposes. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
Details of Learning Activities
You will learn to:
- Develop two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) visualisations in a geographic information system (GIS) or computer-aided design (CAD)
- Development of technical documentation incorporating mapping and scientific technique.
The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities (face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning). It also covers the amount of effort necessary to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.
Teaching Schedule
| Week 1 |
Module 1 - Meet with teacher and students - Subject / Assessments - Intro to ESRI ArcGIS Software - Intro to Safe Software FME - Issue Licences (ArcGIS and FME) - Part 6: Ensure safe screen-based work environment |
Meet and greet teacher and students Introduction to subject / assessment requirements Issue Licences for ArcGIS and Safe Software FME Lessons - Introduction ESRI ArcGIS Software - Introduction to Safe Software FME - Complete the safe screen-based work environment document |
| Week 2 |
Module 2 - Point Cloud - Digital Elevation Models (DEM) - Triangulated Irregular Networks (TIN) - Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) |
Lessons: - Point Cloud - Digital Elevation Models (DEM) - Triangulated Irregular Networks (TIN) - Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) Activities - Import Lidar into ArcGIS - Create a TIN - Create a DEM - Questionnaire |
| Week 3 |
Module 3 Create 2D / 3D Products using ESRI ArcGIS Software: - Contours - Aspect - Slope - Hillshade |
Lesson ArcGIS Software - Create 2D and 3D Contours from LAS Dataset - Aspect Surface - Slopes Surface - Hillshade Activities - Colour lidar with imagery - Create Aspect Surface - Create Slopes Surface - Create Hillshade |
| Week 4 |
Module 4 Create 2D / 3D Products using Safe Software FME: - Contours - Aspect - Slope - Hillshade |
Lessons: - Transformers required to complete task requirements - Bookmarks - Annotation Activities - Create Aspect Surface - Create Slopes Surface - Create Hillshade - Thematic Layer |
| Week 5 |
Project Work / Assessment 1 Part 1: Determine and document requirements Part 2: Prepare CAD / GIS environment Part 3: Design and establish views and layouts Part 4: Remote sensing technologies |
Assessment instructions Brief introduction to requirements Assessment Activities - Update Portfolio as per requirements |
| Week 6 |
Project Work / Assessment 1 Part 5: Research download and evaluate datasets Part 7: Create Hillshade |
Assessment instructions Brief introduction to requirements Assessment Activities - Create Hillshade - Update Portfolio as per requirements |
| Week 7 |
Project Work / Assessment 1 Part 8: Create 2D thematic contour map |
Assessment instructions Brief introduction to requirements Assessment Activities - Create 2D Thematic Map - Update Portfolio as per requirements |
| Week 8 |
Project Work / Assessment 1 Part 9: Create slope map |
Assessment instructions Brief introduction to requirements Assessment Activities - Create slope map as per requirements |
| Week 9 |
Project Work / Assessment 1 Part 10: Submission |
Assessment Activities - Finalise and submit report, Adobe PDF, Safe Software FME and log table |
| Week 10 |
Module 5 - Meet with teacher and students - Subject / Assessments - Revision - Aspect-Slope Combined (ArcGIS) |
- Meet and greet - Introduction to subject / assessment requirements Lesson - Aspect-Slope Combined - Review Assessment 1 Activity - Aspect-Slope Combined using ArcGIS |
| Week 11 |
Module 5 (Cont) - Aspect-Slope Combined - (ArcGIS) (Cont) |
Activity - Aspect-Slope Combined using ArcGIS - Additional Activities |
| Week 12 |
Module 6 - Aspect-Slope Combined FME |
Lession - Safe Software required transformers Activity - Aspect-Slope Combined using Safe Software (FME) |
| Week 13 |
Project Work / Assessment 2 Part 1: Create Aspect-Slope map |
Assessment Activities - Create Aspect-Slope - Drape features - Convert to a 3D Model - Output to a 3D PDF Upload - Upload Adobe 3D PDF - Upload FME Workspace with associated log table |
| Week 14 |
Module 7 - Colour lidar with imagery |
Activity - Colour lidar with imagery - Determine measurements for lidar points |
| Week 15 |
Project Work / Assessment 2 Part 2: Drape Image over 3D DEM model |
Assessment Activity - Drape Image over 3D DEM model - Determine measurements for lidar points |
| Week 16 |
Project Work / Assessment 2 Part 3: Finalise Report |
Assessment Activity - Finalise and submit report |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.
Assessment Tasks
- Assessment 1: Terrain Visualisation products – Part 1
- Assessment 2: Terrain Visualisation products – Part 2
Assessment Matrix
Mapping Assessments to the Unit of Competency – Instructions
Foundation Skills |
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency |
Performance Evidence | ||
To demonstrate competency a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by using a geographic information system (GIS) or computer-aided design (CAD) environment to develop two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) terrain visualisations that meet specifications for two different projects. |
Assessment Task 1: Terrain Visualisation Part 1 |
Assessment Task 2: Terrain Visualisation Part 2 |
For each project, the candidate must prepare drawings and models that meet specifications for accuracy, completeness, coverage, density and logical consistency. |
1H |
1A |
For the 3-D terrain visualisations, the candidate must: | ||
Develop contour, slope and shaded relief maps of an area by creating and manipulating entities in 3-D space |
1H, 1G, 1I |
1A |
Create a digital elevation model in 3-D using mathematically defined surfaces and point or line data. |
1I |
1A |
Knowledge Evidence | ||
To be competent in this unit a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of: |
Assessment Task 1: Terrain Visualisation Part 1 |
Assessment Task 2: Terrain Visualisation Part 2 |
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Interpretation of:
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1 – 1C 2 – 1H 3 – 1A |
4 – 1B |
Interpolation techniques to convert from point to raster data |
1G |
1B |
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Computer platforms and software for GIS, CAD and digital elevation models (DEM) |
1B |
1A |
Legislative requirements for data, copyright and licensing |
1E |
1C |
Data formats and precision and accuracy requirements for preparing terrain visualisations in 2-D drawings and 3-D models |
1H |
1A |
Techniques for processing and displaying digital images |
1H |
1A |
Sources for existing spatial datasets |
1E |
1C |
Methods for capture of raw elevation data |
1D |
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GIS and CAD principles, capabilities and uses in relation to creating terrain visualisations |
1E |
1A |
Methods for validating spatial data sources |
1D |
1A |
Types of data set constraints |
1A |
3C |
Key features of spatial referencing systems |
1C |
1A |
Techniques for modifying existing 2-D and 3-D models |
1H |
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Types of products that can be derived from a DEM. |
1D |
Assessment conditions |
Describe how assessments meet the assessment conditions |
Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations. |
RMIT employment requires all trainers and assessors to comply with the Standards for RTOs in respect to holding the TAE40116, or higher VE qualification including any necessary updated units. All employees must show currency within their vocational specialty along with their professional employment. |
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting where these skills and knowledge would be performed. |
Assessments reflect the workspace environment. Assessors to have appropriate industry experience and knowledge. Students have access to computers with the latest GIS software packages during scheduled class times that comply with current industry practices. |
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Candidates must have access to:
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All labs will have the appropriate computers and software installed. Software that students required include:
Students will have access to additional software through Office 365. The students can sign in with your RMIT email address and password. |
Other Information
Other information
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- Relevant
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