Surveying: Principles and Applications, 9th edition

Published by Pearson (December 29, 2012) © 2014

  • Barry Kavanagh Boston University
  • Tom Mastin
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For all surveying courses

This is the clearest, easiest to understand, and most useful introduction to surveying as it is practiced today. It brings together expert coverage of surveying principles, remote sensing and other new advances in technological instrumentation, and modern applications for everything from mapping to engineering. Designed for maximum simplicity, it also covers sophisticated topics typically discussed in advanced surveying courses. This edition has been reorganised and streamlined to align tightly with current surveying practice, and to teach more rapidly and efficiently. It adds broader and more valuable coverage of aerial, space and ground imaging, GIS, land surveying, and other key topics. An extensive set of appendices makes it a useful reference for students entering the workplace. 

  • PART I. SURVEYING PRINCIPLES
  • 1. Basics of Surveying
  • 2. Leveling
  • 3. Distance Measurement
  • 4. Angles and Directions
  • 5. Total Stations and Theodolites
  • 6. Traverse Surveys and Computations
  • 7. Satellite Positioning Systems
  • 8. Topographic Surveying and Mapping
  • 9. Geographic Information Systems
  • 10. Control Surveys
  • PART II. REMOTE SENSING
  • 11. Satellite Imagery
  • 12. Airborne Imagery
  • PART III. SURVEYING APPLICATIONS
  • 13. Engineering Surveys
  • 14. Land Surveys
  • PART IV. APPENDICES
  • Appendix A. Random Errors
  • Appendix B. Trigonometric Definitions and Identities
  • Appendix C. Glossary
  • Appendix D. Answers to Selected Chapter Problems
  •  Appendix E. Internet Websites
  • Appendix F. Examples of Current Geomatics Technology
  • Appendix G. Typical Field Projects
  • Appendix H. Early Surveying 
  • Index
  • Field Note Index

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