Introduction to Surveying

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What is the primary purpose of geodetic surveying?

  • Mapping underground mines
  • Determining land boundaries
  • Creating topographic maps
  • Establishing the true shape of the earth (correct)

Which type of surveying considers the earth's mean surface as a plane?

  • Hydrographic Surveying
  • Control Surveying
  • Topographic Surveying
  • Plane Surveying (correct)

What is the main goal of a boundary survey?

  • Map underground works
  • Locate natural objects
  • Identify elevations
  • Determine land lines length and direction (correct)

Which type of surveying gathers data to produce a topographic map?

<p>Topographic Surveying (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of hydrographic surveying?

<p>Navigational purposes on water bodies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which survey type are underground and surface works related to mining operations controlled and mapped?

<p>Mining Surveying (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a Boundary Survey?

<p>Establishing land lines and positions on the ground (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of surveying is made for the purpose of navigation and water supply?

<p>Hydrographic Survey (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what type of surveying are high precision surveys conducted over large areas?

<p>Geodetic Surveying (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of a Topographic Survey?

<p>Creating topographic maps (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of surveying establishes both horizontal and vertical positions of arbitrary points?

<p>Control Survey (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Geodetic Surveying from Plane Surveying?

<p>Consideration of Earth's spheroidal shape (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of Construction Survey?

<p>Monitoring public and private engineering works (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are linear measurements in surveying typically based?

<p>On the meter, elevations, lines, areas, and volumes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the SI unit for plane angles?

<p>Radian (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of measurement are observed values determined by their relationship to other known values?

<p>Indirect measurement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a pace in surveying?

<p>The length of a step in walking (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a radian defined?

<p>The angle between radius lines from either end of an arc of radius length (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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