Surveying With Construction Applications

Summary: This easy-to-read text covers all the fundamentals of surveying with an emphasis on the practical applications. The author's many years of field and management surveying experience give him a unique perspective from which to design surveying texts. The latest in technological innovations have been included for both data gathering and construction layout surveys. Included are up to date introductions to airborne image...ry, satellite imaging, geographic information systems (GIS), and satellite positioning (GPS). Some of the key features include: Expanded glossary. Coverage of Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM). Expanded coverage of total station basic operations. Introduction to the geomatics concept. Expanded instructor's manual, with a CD-ROM containing illustrations from the text. [read more]