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Bench mark (BM)
In order to make OD accessible to all users throughout the country, a series of permanent marks were established, called…
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Vertical control
INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the various heighting procedures used to obtain the elevation of points of interest above or below…
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Basic concept of errors
The basic concept of errors in the data captured by the surveyor may be likened to target shooting. In the…
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Errors In Measurement
It should now be apparent that position fixing simply involves the measurement of angles and distance. However, all measurements, no…
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Units Of Measurement
The system most commonly used for the definition of units of measurement, for example of distance and angle, is the…
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Error and uncertainty
In surveying nothing is ever absolutely certain. The product of surveying may be thought of as being in two parts,…
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Plotting Detail
In the past, detail would have been plotted on paper or a more stable medium such as plastic film. However,…
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Locating Position
Establishing control networks and their subsequent computation leads to an implied rectangular coordinate system over the area surveyed. The minor…
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Control Networks
The establishment of two- or three-dimensional control networks is the most fundamental operation in the surveying of large or small…