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Landscape Surveying

 Landscape Surveying
Item #: 270-9618-04
Author: Harry L. Field
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
ISBN:1401809618
Format: Paperback
 Your Price: $108.95

Choose the best method to complete accurate surveys with Landscape Surveying
If you are searching for a practical guide for measuring distances, angles and completing surveys that does not require a civil engineering or advanced math degree, Landscape Surveying is the right book for you. Covering topics such as the history of surveying, terms, methodologies, equipment, and topography, this book teaches you the basic skills you will need to complete an accurate survey while providing information to allow you to choose the best method among the various methods presented. Sample problems help you practice your new skills prior to going out in the field. 192 pp.
  • Illustrated glossary helps students grasp difficult terms more easily.
  • Examples and sample problems help students apply their knowledge for better comprehension.
  • Practical methods for measuring distances, angles and completing surveys that do not require higher levels of math make this an accessible and appealing text.
  • Numerous illustrations throughout the text illustrate methods and concepts for a more thorough understanding.

Landscape Surveying - Table of Contents:

  • What is Surveying?
  • Categories of Equipment
  • Metes and Bounds
  • Selecting the Best Method
  • Leveling
  • Error Control with Intermediate Foresights
  • Three Parts of an Angle
  • Topographic Map Symbols
  • Closed and Open Traverses
  • Triangulation
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