What really is Land Surveying?

LAND SURVEYING

Land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.

A land surveying professional is called a land surveyor.

 Land surveying is used for various purposes, such as:

- Establishing maps and boundaries for ownership, locations, or legal purposes.

- Planning and executing construction projects, such as buildings, roads, bridges, etc.

- Measuring and analyzing the Earth's surface features, such as topography, hydrography, geodesy, etc.

- Preserving and restoring historical and cultural landmarks.

- Conducting research and development in related scientific disciplines.

Land surveying involves the use of various instruments, methods, and principles from mathematics, physics, engineering, and law. Some of the common instruments used by land surveyors are total stations, theodolites, GNSS receivers, levels, compasses, tapes, etc.

 Some of the common methods used by land surveyors are:

• Triangulation,

• Trilateration,

• Traversing,

• Leveling, etc.

 Some of the common principles used by land surveyors are:

• Geometry,

• Trigonometry,

• Coordinate systems,

• Projections, etc.