Student

We are going to conduct a investigation and field experimentation on a chosen local

What going to aim toAssignment
area of land using online technology and surveying equipment available, to gain a
better insight in the practical and theorythroughout
are we achieve aspects our
assignment
of the geologic? geometry and in particular to the profiles and straight line sections. The
project will include:
Individual investigation to find in your opinion, the most ideal location.
PowerPoint presentation (3 minute max) on why we should choose your location.
Conduct the Site survey on the chosen location during a double allotted DCG class
time.
Compile information, taking measurements using the technology available to plot
the land.
When we get back to school we will use the information gathered, to construct the
profile of the straight line we investigated.
Develop a question based on the information you have obtained.
Learning Outcomes.
• Recognize, memorize, list and give a brief description on the terms associated with
road geometry that have been discussed throughout the project.
• Investigate the local area finding an area in which you consider is a good location to
carry out the field surveying.
• Present a PowerPoint presentation on your chosen location
• Demonstrate their knowledge of geologic geometry through per and class
discussion; and solving problems posed to the throughout investigation and
experimentations of the project on the field surveying.
• Complete a Leaving Cert style question based on your findings as a class.
Any better locations Student Where can you access a OS
https://www.osi.ie/
Map? or
https://en-ie.topographic-map.
Each student
that are closeristo
to compose their own What are you to look for on the com/maps/5h/Ireland/
school? Assignment
primary research as to where we can, map?
as a class go to a location and
or simply google maps will do
just fine!
measure the altitudes of a section of Is this area assessable? CanSchool
you see
1K M
field, walkway or road. any road or walk way in which we could
Footpath that get there?
You need to assess, using a mapping Close
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areas ofto thethat
land N5 soarewe
ascending
we could use to
system, the contouring of the local candescending
or bus to walkinto the location.
altitude rapidly
get the
area around the school, you must not
information
research anywhere outside a 5KM
safety which is
radius of the school as we will get a
also open to the
double class and go out and
public.
investigate this area, the area must be
easily assessable and in a public area School 5KM
with a reasonable incline for the
investigation of the field research to
be a success.
When you all have proposed your
locations to the class we will then
decide the best location and compose
on field investigation, gathering the
data we need to develop our own
 Once you have located you location.

Present using a simple short PowerPoint presentation on why we should go to your

location.
Max 5 slides and your presentation should not exceed 3 minutes.

We will then discuss the locations and come to the location in which we all think is the
must suitable location. If there are a number of locations that are near by and we have
time we could do a few in the same day depending on time and the resources we have.

On the day of the field trip, we will need mobile phones to track the attitudes
using the websites that you used in the initial research and instruments the school
has for land surveying.
 What You Need To Bring:
In Locating the total length of our profile Day of field trip:
horizontally we could use a feature
Warm in clothes
waterproof
google maps,Access
to Measure
to a mobiledistance
phone, atbetween
least 1 between 2 pupils
points Surveying equipment
• On Back
yourpack
phone, open
with A4 Google
paper, Maps
pens and pencils for writing and sketching.
• Right-click on your starting point.
• use
The Choose Measure distance.
of the mobile phone for altitude tracking:
Website: https://en-ie.topographic-map.com/maps/5h/Ireland/
• Click anywhere on the map to
We will use our phones in the
create a path to measure thus finding
case of the surveying taking
the total length horizontally on the map.
place in a number of locations.
Track the incline of the hill in a

40
0m
straight line as the hill gains in Total Distance 400mm Wooded area
Take points at selected locations
altitude, making sure that you Walkway
using a grid system to accurately
know how far from the start Residential area
plot the areas topography.
point you are in meters
Draw 2D sketches of the area
horizontally. You can find this
including information in relation
out using your GPS and google Total Distance
Major400Roadway
Meters, 1148ft Altitude points
to the relief, infrastructure,
maps.
services and land use.
 When we get back to the classroom
Make sure you all have the same or similar information gathered.
1 Foot = 0.3048 Meters.
Make sure the information is correct and double check using the websites to see what information they have So if your altitude is 50ft to convert it
gathered. to meters 50x0.3048= 15.24M
Plot the map using the information and draw the profile of the land as it increases and decreases in altitude
along the straight line we have plotted. B
Change the measurement from feet to meters is you have gathered your altitudes in feet.

Profile/ Vertical section A

Meters from A Feet to Meters
55M 55M
0 48 14.63
50M
50M
45M 50 71 21.64
45M
100 122 37.18
40M 40M
150 145 44.19
35M 35M
200 152 46.32
30M 30M
250 162 49.38
25M 25M
300 152 46.32
20M B 20M
350 142 43.28
15M
400 Meters
50 M A 15M
400 62 18.89
10M 10M
 Exam Styled Question Based on your findings. Meters from A Feet Meters
0 48 14.63
50 71 21.64
100 122 37.18
150 145 44.19
200 152 46.32
250 162 49.38
300 152 46.32
350 142 43.28
400 62 18.89
20M 35M
10M 15M 30M Q1.With the information you have, plot the altitude points
40M along the Profile line on the map/plan.
35M
B 45M Q2. Construct a Profile section of the Profile line BA.
25M
50M
Q3. It is proposed that there will be a playground located
25M
at point A with a Zip line that starts at point C. The pole
20M at point C is to be vertical at height of 5 M. The Zipline
30M itself is to fall at a angle of 45°, draw the vertical pole at
point C, draw the zip line and finally solve the height of
A 15M 10M the vertical pole at point A.
 55M
Completing a Exam Styled Question
55M
Based on your findings.
50M
Q3.
WithIt is
50M proposed
the that there
information you will
havebe a playground
gathered and
45M located at point A with a Zip line that starts at
45M 5M recorded,AddITrue
have developed a Topographic map
40M C point C.
40M with length The
height ofwords!
pole
the profile at point C is to be vertical at
to keyline and contours representing
5 M.that
TheyouZipline itself is to fall
35M 35M the heights recorded over theatcourse
a of
angle of 45°, draw the vertical pole at point C,
30M 30M the field research.
draw the zip line and finally solve the height of
Can anyone
25M 25M Q1.With
vertical the information you
B 50 M 20M the pole at point A.
have, plot the altitude points
remember what

A a Topographic
20M

15M
400 15M along the Profile line on the map is?
10M Meters 10M map/plan.
20 Q2. You are to construct a
35M
Profile section of the Profile
10M 15M M 40M 30M line BA.
35M
Step 1: Rebate the point around until
B 45M horizontal with B, in doing so you will
25M
50M construct a true length of the profile
line BA in the Profile section/ Vertical
M
5 40
Me 0
C 50
M 20M
plane/front
Step 2: Projectelevation.
each of the point up to
0M ter meet the corresponding altitude
s interval.
Step 3: Join the points using a
A15M 10M freehand curve to determine the
Profile.