introduction to basic principles of surveying and outline one of the most fundamental forms of surveying - leveling Concepts Covered 1) Leveling Definitions (benchmark‚ HI‚ backsight‚ foresight) Basic theory of leveling Leveling the instrument Reading the survey rod Booking your work In-class survey 2) Discuss field assignment #1 3) Assign everyone into survey groups 4) Identify the location where we will all meet in the field Surveying – An Introduction Definition:
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history of surveying levels. Since the Dumpy level was invented in early 1700’s it has been considered the standard‚ that was up until around the 1830’s when the transit level was invented. Recently the level has changed faster than you can keep up with it‚ but through all this the Dumpy level has remained a reliable back up just in case the modern levels breakdown. A dumpy level‚ builder’s auto level‚ leveling instrument or automatic level is an optical instrument used in surveying and building
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LEVELLING (Two Peg Test) Introduction Two Peg test need to carry out before we start the levelling job to ensure the instrument in good condition 1.0 Aim Peg Test is a surveying operation carried out to determine if the leveling bubble (bubble axis) and telescope line-of-sight ( line of collimation )are parallel. 2.0 Equipments 3.1 Level and Tripod ( 1 set) 3.2 Staff ( 2 sets ) 3.3 Staff bubble (2 sets ) 3.4 Tape ( 1 set ) 3.0 Procedures 4.5 Each group will
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ELEMENTARY SURVEYING FIELD MANUAL COURSE AND SECTION: CE120-0F/A2 SUBMITTED BY NAME: de Lara‚ Ricard Jand T. STUDENT NO: 2013100758 GROUP NO. 3 CHIEF OF PARTY: Delos Reyes‚ Hazelle. DATE OF FIELD WORK: 5/7/15 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 5/15/2015 SUBMITTED TO: PROFESSOR: Engr. B. A. Cervantes SCORE TABLE OF CONTENTS MEMBERS OBJECTIVES INSTRUMENTS PROCEDURE DATA SHEETS COMPUTATIONS DISCUSSION CONCLUSION RELATED RESEARCH PICTURES FIELD WORK ASSESSMENT GROUP NO
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to grow up quickly and help my dad when my mom was sick. I began working for a landscaping company at 13 and became a full time fry cook at 15. I quit cooking the day I graduated high school and started land surveying and fell in love with the profession. That is the reason my major is surveying and mapping. I should have my associates in may. Then I will transfer to UTT to receive my bachelors in Civil Engineering. Then its time to make that money! My personality test says I am a Guardian Supervisor
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create models of the building exterior and surrounding topography as a starting point for BIM. WestLAND Group‚ Inc. was founded in 2000‚ in Rancho Cucamonga‚ Calif.‚ and is a mid-size‚ well-established firm that provides civil engineering‚ GIS‚ surveying and mapping and planning to clients in energy‚ rail‚ construction‚ municipal‚ and development. The firm is always looking to adopt new technology and quickly developed expertise in CAD‚ GNSS‚ and reflectorless/robotic total stations‚ but until late
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data Team “A” Mona Anderson‚ Jeanine Camacho‚ Mary Hopkins QNT/351 April 25‚ 2013 John Carroll Analyzing and Interpreting Data Our team has collected‚ summarized‚ and interpreted data from the employee survey during the third and fourth weeks of investigation. Findings from the first survey reported that a second survey will be pre-tested before distribution to the employees to ensure effectiveness. The survey questions will be written differently or
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components it must have. The surveys must be focused around a central theme‚ they need to ask the right questions to generate the right information‚ they need to be short and less than four minutes to complete‚ it must be a representative sample by surveying enough people‚ and the people compiling the survey must be direct by asking the right questions‚ one’s that gives decisive information (Brinckerhoff). Now if the survey compiled and completed does not have these components‚ inaccurate and inadequate
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Annalisa Marino Mr. Winteres English 101 April 4‚ 2012 Can You Find Me Now? How is a Nintendo Wii game console able to determine the location of a Wii Remote while a player interacts with a game? The answer is triangulation‚ a process that determines the location of an object by measuring the angles from two or more fixed points. (Jains‚ Malia‚ 2012‚ pp. 30 - 48). The length of the base line and the two known angles allow a computer or person to determine the location of a third point. Similarly
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Annalisa Marino Mr. Winters English 101 April 4‚ 2012 Can You Find Me Now? How is a Nintendo Wii console able to determine the location of a Wii Remote while a player interacts with a game? The answer is triangulation‚ a process that determines the location of an object by meaning the angles from two or more fixed points. Surveyors often use triangulation to measure distance. Starting at a known location and elevation‚ surveyors measure a length to create a base line and then use a theodolite
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