Surveying, its objects and Uses

Surveying, its objects and Uses

What Is Surveying and What Are The Objects And Uses Of Surveying?

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Surveying is the art of taking measurements of objects on, above or beneath the ground level to show their relative positions on paper. The relative positions required is either be horizontal, or vertical, or both.

                  Surveying

Surveying, its objects and Uses

Less precisely the term Surveying is used to the measurements of object in their horizontal position. And measurements to deteremine their relative vertical position is known as levelling.

OBJECTS AND USES OF SURVEYING

As states in the definition, object of surveying is to show the relative positions of various objects of an area on paper and produce a plan or map of that area. Various uses of surveying are listed below in details:

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• (i) Plans prepared to the record property lines of private, public and government lands helps in avoiding unnecessary controversies.
• (ii) Maps prepared for marking the boundaries of countries, states, districts etc., avoid disputes.
• (iii) Locality plans help in identifying the location of houses and the offices in the area.
• (iv) Road maps help the travellers and the tourist.
• (v) Topographic maps showing natural features like rivers, streams, hills, forests helps in planning irrigations projects and flood control measures.
• (vi) For the planning and estimatings the project work like as roads, bridges, railways, airports, water supplies and waste water disposal surveying is required.
• (vii) Marine surveys and hydrographic survey helps in planning the navigation routes and harbours.                                        

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Surveying-equipments

• (viii) Military surveys is required for the strategic planning.
• (ix) Mine surveys area unit needed for exploring mineral wealth.
• (x) Geological surveys are necessary for determining the different strata in the earth crust so that proper location is found for reservoirs.
• (xi) Archeological surveys are useful for the unearthing relics of antiquity.
• (xii) Astronomical survey helps in study of movements of planets and for calculating local and standard times.

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