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SURVEYING CH 1 AND 2 Flashcards

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Also called geomatics

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surveying

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the science, art, and technology of determining the relative positions of points above, on, or beneath the earth’s surface, or establishing such points.

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surveying

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discipline which encompasses all methods for measuring and collecting information about the physical earth and our environment, processing that information, and disseminating a variety of resulting products to a wide range of clients.

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surveying

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4
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earliest applications of surveying

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measuring and marking boundaries of property ownership

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is a professional person with the academic qualifications and technical expertise to conduct one, or more, of the following activities;

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surveyor

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activities of a surveyor

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• to determine, measure and represent the land, three-dimensional objects, point-fields and trajectories;
• to assemble and interpret land and geographically related information;
• to use that information for the planning and efficient administration of the land, the sea and
any structures thereon; and,
• to ccnduct research into the above practices and to develop them.

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Surveying Engineering Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers changed its name to

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Geomatics Division

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8
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GIS

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Geographic Information Systems

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These computer-based enable virtually any type of spatially related information about the environment to be integrated, analyzed, displayed, and disseminated.

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GIS

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10
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The science of surveying began in

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EGYPT

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Recorded that Sesostris divided the land of Egypt into plots

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herodotus

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12
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early surveyors were called

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rope stretchers

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related the methods of surveying a field, drawing a plan, and making related calculation

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Dioptra

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14
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1st pieces of surveying equipment

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diopter

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significant development in the art of surveying

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practical minded romans

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16
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best known writing on surveying was by

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frontinus

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17
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two general classification of surveys are

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geodetic and plane

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the curved surface of the earth is considered by performing the computations on an ellipsoid.

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Geodetic surveying

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are employed to determine relative positions of widely spaced monuments and to compute lengths and directions of the long lines between them

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Geodetic methods

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20
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GPS

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Global Positioning System

21
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enable ground stations to be located precisely by observing distances to satellites operating in known positions along their
orbits

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gps receivers

22
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the reference base for field work and computations is assumed to be a flat horizontal surface

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plane surveying

23
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is considered parallel throughout the survey region, and all measured angles are presumed to be plane angles.

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direction of a plumb line

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is one of the world’s oldest and most important arts because, as noted previous’y-, from the earliest times it has been necessary to mark boundaries and divide land.

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surveying

25
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establish a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serves as a reference framework for initiating other surveys.

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Control surveys

26
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determine locations of natural and artificial features and elevations in map making.

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Topographic surveys

27
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establish property lines and property corner markers.

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Land, boundary, and cadastral surveys

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3 major categories

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  1. original surveys
  2. retracement surveys
  3. subdivision surveys
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to establish new section corners in unsurveyed areas

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original surveys

30
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to recover previously established boundary lines

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retracement surveys

31
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to establish monument and delineate new parcels of ownership.

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subdivision surveys

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define shorelines and depths of lakes, streams, oceans, reservoirs, and other bodies of water.

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hydrographic surveys

33
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are made to plan, design, and construct highways, railroads, pipelines, and other linear projects.

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route surveys

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provide line, grade, control elevations, horizontal positions, dimensions, and configurations for construction operations. They also secure essential data for computing construction pay quantities.

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construction surveys

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document the precise final locations and layouts of engineering works, and record any design changes that may have been incorporated into the construction.

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As-built surveys

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are performed above and below ground to guide tunneling and other operations associated with mining.

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mine surveys

37
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map property boundaries, solar access easement, position obstructions and collectors according to sun angles, and meet other requirements of zoning boards and title insurance companies.

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solar surveys

38
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also referred to as industrial surveying or optical alignment

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optical tooling

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is a method of making extremely accurate measurements for manufacturing processes where small tolerance are required.

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optical tooling

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utilized measurements made with ground-based equipment such as automatic levels and total station instruments.

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ground surveys

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may be accomplished by either photogrammetry or remote sensing.

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aerial surveys

42
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uses cameras that are usually carried in airplanes to obtain images, whereas remote sensing employs cameras and other types of sensors that can be transported either in aircraft or satellites.

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photogrammetry

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LIS
GIS

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Land Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems

44
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are relatively new areas of activity that rapidly assumed positions of major prominence in surveying.

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LIS AND GIS

45
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a network of horizontal and vertical control points, must be maintained and supplemented to meet requirements of increasingly higher-order surveys.

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National Spatial Reference System

46
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He was the author of several important treatises of interest to surveyors

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Heron

47
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for sighting

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groma

48
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an A-frame with a plumb bob for leveling

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libela

49
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horizontal straightedge about 20ft long with supporting legs and a groove on top for water to serve as a level

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chorobates

BSCE 2B (16 decks)

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