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Surveying / August 9, 2021

Introduction to Surveying

Surveying is the art of making measurements of objects on, above or beneath the ground to show theirrelative positions on paper. The relative position required is either horizontal, or vertical, or both.Less precisely the term Surveying is used to the measurement of objects in their horizontal positions. Measurements to deteremine their relative vertical positions is known as levelling.

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Surveying is the art of making measurements of objects on, above or beneath the ground to show theirrelative positions on paper. The relative position required is either horizontal, or vertical, or both.Less precisely the term Surveying is used to the measurement of objects in their horizontal positions. Measurements to deteremine their relative vertical positions is known as levelling.