Surveying - Answer-the science or art of making the measurements necessary to determine the relative positions of points above, on, or beneath the surface the earth, or to establish such points
3 parts of surveying - Answer-field work, mapping, computing
Field work - Answer-taking and recordi...
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Surveying - Answer-the science or art of making the measurements necessary to
determine the relative positions of points above, on, or beneath the surface the earth, or
to establish such points
3 parts of surveying - Answer-field work, mapping, computing
Field work - Answer-taking and recording measurements in the field
Mapping - Answer-plotting the measurement and drawing a map
Computing - Answer-making the necessary calculations to determine locations, areas,
and volumes
The oldest historical records in existence today which bear directly on the subject of
surveying began in.. - Answer-Egypt about 1400 BC
Real development in the art of surveying came through the practical minded.. - Answer-
Romans
Romans developed - Answer-tools that helped advance the art of surveying
Land surveys - Answer-The oldest type of survey has been performed since earliest
recorded history. They are also called property surveys or boundary surveys (original
reason for surveying)
Topographic Survey - Answer-made for locating objects and measuring the relief,
roughness, or 3-D variations of the earth's surface
Route Surveys - Answer-involve the determination of the relief and the location of
natural and artificial objets along a proposed route for a highway
Construction Survey - Answer-made for the purpose of locating structures and providing
required elevation points during their construction
As-Built Survey - Answer-made after a construction project is completed to provide the
positions and dimensions of the features of the project as they were actually
constructed
Surveying is concerned with... - Answer-measurement of quantities whose exact or true
values may not be determined (such as distance, volume, direction, elevation, etc.)
, A fundamental principle of surveying.. - Answer-no measurement is exact and the true
value is never known
Measurement - Answer-the principle concern of a surveyor
Topography - Answer-the shape-configuration-relief-roughness or 3D characteristics of
the Earth's surface
Contour Lines - Answer-The most common method of representing the topography of a
particular area
Contour - Answer-an imagery level line that connect points in equal elevation
Closer the contour lines.. - Answer-the steeper the elevation
Index contour - Answer-usually the 5th control line that is numbered and shown as wire
or heavier line
Land surveying is concerned with.. - Answer-the location of property boundaries and the
preparation of drawing Plats, which show these boundaries.
Land surveying also involves.. - Answer-the writing and interpretation of land
descriptions involved in legal documents for land sales or leases
Title to land may be transferred by.. - Answer-deeds, wills, inheritance without a will, or
adverse possession
A deed to a parcel of land.. - Answer-contains a description of the boundaries, the
monuments, and important information concerning adjoining property
For a deed to be legal effected.. - Answer-it must be recorded int he office of the proper
public official
Records for deeds and titles - Answer-can be seen by anyone
Plat map - Answer-a map of a parcel of land with actual or proposed features
When a person purchases land - Answer-he/she will have want to be certain they have
a CLEAR title to the property
Most law pertaining to surveying is.. - Answer-common or unwritten law (meaning not a
statue law is passed by a political body)
Common law - Answer-body of rules and principles that has been adopted by usage
from time immemorial
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