Surveying

"McCormac's 6th edition of Surveying provides a basic overview to help readers understand and communicate with surveyors. New features include more applications in engineering areas such as environmental, transportation, geotechnical, construction; more applications to GIS and GPS; added coverage of Geomatics, including setting up data to do analysis and make decisions; and more examples and increase number of homework problems"-

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Surveying -- 1.2. Geomatics -- 1.3. Famous Surveyors -- 1.4. Early History of Surveying -- 1.5. Plane Surveys -- 1.6. Geodetic Surveys -- 1.7. Types of Surveys -- 1.8. Modern Surveying Equipment -- 1.9. Use of Old Surveying Equipment -- 1.10. Maintenance of Equipment -- 1.11. Importance of Surveying -- 1.12. Safety -- 1.13. Liability Insurance -- 1.14. Opportunities in Surveying -- Problems -- 2. Introduction to Measurements -- 2.1. Measurement -- 2.2. Necessity For Accurate Surveys -- 2.3. Accuracy and Precision -- 2.4. Errors and Mistakes -- 2.5. Sources of Errors -- 2.6. Systematic and Accidental or Random Errors -- 2.7. Discussion of Accidental or Random Errors -- 2.8. Occurrence of Accidental or Random Errors -- 2.9. Probability Curve -- 2.10. Propagation of Accidental or Random Errors -- 2.11. Significant Figures -- 2.12. Field Notes -- 2.13. Electronically Recorded Notes -- 2.14. Office Work and Digital Computers -- 2.15. Planning -- Problems.

Contents note continued: 3. Distance Measurement -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Pacing -- 3.3. Odometers and Measuring Wheels -- 3.4. Tachymetry -- 3.5. Taping or Chaining -- 3.6…