Overview

Major revisions have been made to this edition which reflect the most recent developments in technology. The text is an introductory tool and intermediate course in surveying, with the more important chapters being divided into elementary and advanced topics. New material includes chapters on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and mapping, digital mapping, spatial information systems, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). There have also been significant revisions introduced in the materials on surveying adjustments, co-ordinate frames and map projections, and photogrammetry.

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Author:   James Anderson ,  Edward Mikhail ,  Edward M. Mikhail
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   1.923kg
ISBN:  

9780070159143

ISBN 10:   0070159149
Pages:   1200
Publication Date:   16 January 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Concepts 1 Surveying and Mapping 2 Survey Measurements and Adjustments 3 Planning and Data Acquisition II Basic Survey Measurements 4 Distance Measurement 5 Vertical Distance Measurement Leveling 6 Angle and Direction Measurements 7 Combined Distance and Angle Measurement System III Survey Operations 8 Traverse 9 Standard Methods for Horizontal Positioning 10 Astronomy IV Modern Surveying and Mapping 11 Map Projections 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) 13 Photogrammetric Surveying and Mapping 14 Mapping, Digital Mapping, and Spatial Information Systems V Types of Surveys 15 Control and Topographic Surveying 16 Route Surveying 17 Construction Surveying 18 Land Surveys Appendixes A Elementary Mathematical Concepts B Introduction to Vector and Matrix Algebra C Coordinate Transformations (including transformations between geodetic reference systems) D Introduction to Probability and Statistics E Trigonometric Formulas and Statistical Tables

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