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What are the different kinds of errors in observations?
What are the different kinds of errors in observations?
There are different kinds of errors in observations, including random errors, systematic errors, and blunders.
What is the importance of understanding error magnitudes in surveying?
What is the importance of understanding error magnitudes in surveying?
Understanding error magnitudes in surveying is important for selecting the appropriate instruments and procedures to reduce error sizes and ensure accuracy.
Why are observations never exact?
Why are observations never exact?
Observations are never exact because they always contain errors, no matter how carefully made.
What is the role of surveyors in assessing the magnitudes of errors in their observations?
What is the role of surveyors in assessing the magnitudes of errors in their observations?
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What is the purpose of the design of measurement systems in surveying?
What is the purpose of the design of measurement systems in surveying?
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Good observations require a Combination of human skill and mechanical equipment applied with the utmost ______.
Good observations require a Combination of human skill and mechanical equipment applied with the utmost ______.
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Surveyors (geomatics engineers), whose work must be performed to exacting standards, should thoroughly ______ the different kinds of errors, their sources and expected magnitudes under varying conditions, and their manner of propagation.
Surveyors (geomatics engineers), whose work must be performed to exacting standards, should thoroughly ______ the different kinds of errors, their sources and expected magnitudes under varying conditions, and their manner of propagation.
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Only then can they select ______ and procedures necessary to reduce error sizes to within tolerable limits.
Only then can they select ______ and procedures necessary to reduce error sizes to within tolerable limits.
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Of equal importance, surveyors must be capable of assessing the magnitudes of errors in their observations so that either their acceptability can be ______ or, if necessary, new ones made.
Of equal importance, surveyors must be capable of assessing the magnitudes of errors in their observations so that either their acceptability can be ______ or, if necessary, new ones made.
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The design of measurement ______ is important in surveying.
The design of measurement ______ is important in surveying.
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