Types of Surveying Measurement

Question 1

A measurement is the process of determining the extent, size, or dimension of a particular quantity in comparison to a given standard

Answer 1

Surveying Measurement

Question 2

comparison of the measured quantity with a standard measuring unit. This is where we make use of instruments to measure the quantity

Answer 2

DIRECT MEASUREMENTS

Question 3

made when it is not possible to apply a measuring instrument directly to a quantity

Answer 3

INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS

Question 4

proposed in 1789 by French scientists to establish a system suitable for all times and all peoples, and
which could be based upon permanent natural
standards

Answer 4

Meter

Question 5

The common unit for length are kilometer, meter, centimeter, and the millimeter

Answer 5

Linear, Area, and Volume Measurements

Question 6

Radian – SI unit for plane angles (the angle subtended by an arc of a circle having a length equal to the radius of a circle)

Answer 6

Angular Measurements

Question 7

the degree, minute, second

Answer 7

Sexagesimal Units

Question 8

uses grads (360° = 400 grads)
the grad is divided into 100 centesimal minutes and the minute is divided into 100 centesimal seconds

Answer 8

Centesimal Units