18 Questions
What is the primary purpose of geodetic surveying?
Establishing the true shape of the earth
Which type of surveying considers the earth's mean surface as a plane?
Plane Surveying
What is the main goal of a boundary survey?
Determine land lines length and direction
Which type of surveying gathers data to produce a topographic map?
Topographic Surveying
What is the focus of hydrographic surveying?
Navigational purposes on water bodies
In which survey type are underground and surface works related to mining operations controlled and mapped?
Mining Surveying
What is the primary purpose of a Boundary Survey?
Establishing land lines and positions on the ground
Which type of surveying is made for the purpose of navigation and water supply?
Hydrographic Survey
In what type of surveying are high precision surveys conducted over large areas?
Geodetic Surveying
What is the main focus of a Topographic Survey?
Creating topographic maps
Which type of surveying establishes both horizontal and vertical positions of arbitrary points?
Control Survey
What distinguishes Geodetic Surveying from Plane Surveying?
Consideration of Earth's spheroidal shape
What is the main objective of Construction Survey?
Monitoring public and private engineering works
How are linear measurements in surveying typically based?
On the meter, elevations, lines, areas, and volumes
What is the SI unit for plane angles?
Radian
In which type of measurement are observed values determined by their relationship to other known values?
Indirect measurement
What is the definition of a pace in surveying?
The length of a step in walking
How is a radian defined?
The angle between radius lines from either end of an arc of radius length
Learn about the art of measuring horizontal and vertical distances, angles, directions, and locations in surveying. Discover how survey data is portrayed graphically through maps, profiles, cross sections, and diagrams.
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