GPS for Land Surveyors, Third Edition

GPS for Land Surveyors, Third Edition

Author: Jan Van Sickle

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2001-03-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781575040752

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The GPS Signal - Biases and Solutions - The Framework - Receivers and Methods - Coordinates - Planning a Survey - Observing - Postprocessing - RTK and DGPS.


An Introduction to Planning and Conducting Control and Topographic Surveys

An Introduction to Planning and Conducting Control and Topographic Surveys

Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.

Publisher: Guyer Partners

Published: 2018-02-26

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13:

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Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and land surveyors interested in control and topographic surveys. Here is what is discussed: 1. PURPOSE 2. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS FROM USING AGENCY 3. TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY PLANNING CHECKLIST 4. RIGHTS-OF-ENTRY 5. SOURCES OF EXISTING GEOSPATIAL/SURVEY DATA 6. PROJECT CONTROL FOR TOPOGRAPHIC DETAIL SURVEYS.


An Introduction to Civil Engineering Surveying

An Introduction to Civil Engineering Surveying

Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.

Publisher: Guyer Partners

Published: 2020-12-14

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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Introductory textbook for graduate and undergraduate civil engineering students studying civil engineering surveying. Here is what is covered: 1. TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS OVERVIEW 2. SURVEY METHODS AND TECHNIQUES 3. SURVEY CONTROL MONUMENTS 4. FIELD DATA COLLECTORS AND COORDINATE GEOMETRY 5. HORIZONTAL CONTROL SURVEY TECHNIQUES 6. VERTICAL CONTROL SURVEY TECHNIQUES 7. ACCURACY STANDARDS FOR LAND SURVEYS 8. GEODETIC REFERENCE SYSTEMS 9. PLANNING AND CONDUCTING CONTROL AND TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS


An Introduction to Horizontal Control Survey Techniques

An Introduction to Horizontal Control Survey Techniques

Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.

Publisher: Guyer Partners

Published: 2017-11-18

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13:

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This publication provides introductory technical guidance for professional engineers, land surveyors and construction managers interested in land surveying horizontal control techniques. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. TRADITIONAL HORIZONTAL CONTROL SURVEY TECHNIQUES 3. SECONDARY OR TEMPORARY HORIZONTAL CONTROL 4. BEARING AND AZIMUTH DETERMINATION 5. ELECTRONIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENT 6. COORDINATE COMPUTATIONS 7. TRAVERSE SURVEYS 8. TRAVERSE SURVEY GUIDELINES 9. TRAVERSE COMPUTATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS 10. TRAVERSE ADJUSTMENT (COMPASS RULE) 11. TRIANGULATION AND TRILATERATION SURVEYS.


Guide to GPS Positioning

Guide to GPS Positioning

Author: David Wells

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13:

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"The Guide to GPS Positioning is a self-contained introduction to the Global Positioning System, designed to be used in any of the following three ways: as a self-study guide, as lecture notes for formal post-secondary education courses, or as hand-out material to support short-course and seminar presentations on GPS." -- Introduction.


Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

Author: Greg Milner

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2016-05-03

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0393244997

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"One of the most mesmerizing and exhilarating, yet alarming modern technology books…an extraordinary tale." —Gillian Tett, Financial Times Pinpoint tells the fascinating story of a hidden system that touches nearly every aspect of modern life. Tracking the development of GPS from its origins as a bomb guidance system to its present ubiquity, Greg Milner examines the technology’s double-edged effect on the way we live, work, and travel. Savvy and original, this sweeping scientific history offers startling insight into how humans understand their place in the world.


Geomatics Engineering

Geomatics Engineering

Author: Clement Ogaja

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1439895112

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Traditionally, land surveyors experience years of struggle as they encounter the complexities of project planning and design processes in the course of professional employment or practice. Giving beginners a leg up and working professionals added experience, Geomatics Engineering: A Practical Guide to Project Design provides a practical guide to co