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LECTURE 1 Flashcards

1
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Science concerned with the
measurement, representation,
analysis, management, retrieval
and display of spatial information

A

Geomatics

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2
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Disciplines under geomatics

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  • Surveying
  • Geodesy
  • Remote Sensing &
    Photogrammetry
  • Cartography
  • Geographic Information
    Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
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3
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The act of making measurements of the relative positions of natural and man-made features on the earth’s surface

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Surveying (Traditional)

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4
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The art and science of determining angular
and linear measurements to establish the form, extent, and relative position of points, lines, and areas on or near the
surface of the earth

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Surveying (Modern)

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5
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Professional person with the academic
qualifications and technical expertise to practice the science of measurement

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Surveyor

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6
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Nota Bene during fieldwork

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  • scientific calculator
  • safety vest
  • field notebook
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7
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Reliable and permanent record of
actual work done

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Field notes

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8
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The official record
of the survey

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Field notes

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9
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Types of field notes

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  • sketches
  • tabulations
  • explanatory notes
  • computations
  • combinations
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10
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Notes that are rarely made to exact scale, but mostly made approximately to scale

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Sketches

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11
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Numerical values observed in the field
are best shown in ___________

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tabulated format/tabulation

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12
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Written description of what has been
done in the field

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Explanatory notes

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13
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Graphical solutions using accurately scaled
drawings are used

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Computations

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14
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Notes that are used in most extensive surveys

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Combinations

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15
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What are the information found in field notebooks?

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  • title
  • time and date
  • weather condition
  • group members and designation
  • list of equipment
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16
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Base is nearly perfect square

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the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza (Egypt)

17
Q

contain records of lands
(measurements of lands, signature of the
surveyor)

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Clay tablets in Babylon

18
Q

The school of surveying was established by the romans during _______

A

150 BC

19
Q

When was longitude determined and magnetic declination measured?

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1400-1700

20
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The time when military requirements of World Wars I & II provided the motivation for vast improvements in the design of surveying equipment and execution of surveying operations.

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1900

21
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5 uses of survey

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  1. establishment of boundaries
  2. fixing national and state boundaries
  3. charting of coastlines and navigable streams and lakes
  4. Precise location of definite reference points throughout the country
  5. Collection of valuable facts concerning the earth’s magnetism
22
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2 types of surveying

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  1. Geodetic surveying
  2. Plane surveying
23
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Type of surveying in which the mean surface of the earth is considered as a plane.

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Plane surveying

24
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Type of surveying that takes into account the true shape of the earth.

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Geodetic surveying

25
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Type of survey that involves establishment of the horizontal and vertical positions of arbitrary points

A

Control Survey

26
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Survey performed to determine the length and direction of lot lines

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Property Survey

27
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Type of survey indicating the configuration
of the terrain and the location of natural and human-made objects.

A

Topographic Survey

28
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Surveys of bodies of water for the purposes of navigation, water supply, or subaqueous construction

A

Hydrographic Survey

29
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Survey that utilizes the principles for land, geologic and
topographic surveying to control, locate and map underground and surface works

A

Mine Survey

30
Q

Surveys necessary for the location and construction of lines of transportation or
communication

A

Route Survey

31
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Survey performed to lay out, locate and
monitor public and private
engineering works

A

Construction Survey

32
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Type of surveying in which measurements made on photographs are used to determine the positions of photographed objects.

A

Photogrammetric Survey

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