Surveying Reviewer

a branch of applied mathematics that is concerned with determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the lengths and directions of the bounding lines, and the contour of the surface and with accurately delineating the whole on paper.

• Quantity Surveying

• Traffic and Highway Engineering

• Surveying

• Geometry

A process of determining the extent, size or dimension of a particular quantity.

• Taping

• MEASUREMENT

• DISTANCE MEASUREMENT

• Pacing

A distance measurement method used by counting the number of steps or paces.

• Pacing

• Pace Factor

• Taping

• Leveling

is the process of determining the difference in elevation between two level surface.

• Turning Point

• Bench Mark (BM)

• Backsight (BS)

• LEVELING

a established permanent mark with a known elevation which is used as a basis for measuring elevation.

• Datum

• Backsight (BS)

• Bench Mark (BM)

• Foresight (FS)

first reading after the instrument is setup and leveled.

• Backsight (BS)

• Bench Mark (BM)

• Foresight (FS)

• Datum

the second reading after the instrument is setup and leveled.

• Bench Mark (BM)

• Foresight (FS)

• Datum

• Backsight (BS)

a reference plane where the elevations are referred to.

• Backsight (BS)

• Bench Mark (BM)

• Foresight (FS)

• Datum

the complementary angle to the vertical angle that is above the horizontal line.

• Nadir Angles

• Zenith Angle

• Horizontal Angle

• Vertical Angle

the complementary angle to the vertical angle that is below the horizontal line.

• Vertical Angle

• Zenith Angle

• Nadir Angles

• Deflection Angle