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South Australia’s Wonky Borders
Surveyors in the 1800s did not have the ease of transport and advanced technology enjoyed by surveyors today. Not only…
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Putting the theory to the test at the University of Newcastle
It’s one thing to be taught the theory behind surveying – it’s another to be out there in the field…
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Making the most of surveying work experience
With so many options facing school students as they decide what they would like to specialise in after they finish…
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Listen Up! The Field Book is On the Air
There are many resources that surveyors can draw on, but nothing beats the advice and knowledge of a fellow surveyor.…
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How far surveying can lead
If the surveyor’s role is to define the boundaries of our physical world, what happens if the boundaries of the…
UPDATES 3 min read
How Surveying Shaped Australia
There’s no doubt about it; surveying helped make modern Australia what it is today. In fact, surveying was one of…
History 3 min read
Yesterday’s Surveying Toolkit
Think of surveying, measuring and mapping today and it is hard not to think of drones, satellite technologies, GPS and…
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NSW Women’s Week Puts Women in Surveying on the Map
International Women’s Day is March 8th 2019, and all this week New South Wales has been celebrating it by marking NSW…
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The Demand for Gender Equality in STEM is Growing
Surveying is a changing field. While it is profession that in the past was dominated by men, there are signs that…
Basics 1 min read
Measuring Principles
Although there are many EDM instruments available, there are basically only two methods of measurement employed, namely the pulse method…
Basics 4 min read
Field surveying
Introduction This chapter is designed to introduce you to the various surveying techniques used to obtain the original field data…
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Distance Adjustment
To eliminate or minimize the systematic errors of taping, it is necessary to adjust each measured bay to its final…