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Introduction

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Surveying for Engineers

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Surveying, to the majority of engineers, is the process of measuring lengths, height differences and angles on site either for the preparation of large-scale plans or in order that engineering works can be located in their correct positions on the ground. The correct term for this is engineering surveying and it falls under the general title of land surveying.

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Further Reading

  • Russel C. Brinker and R. Minnick, The Surveying Handbook (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1988).

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  • C.D. Burnside, Mapping from Aerial Photographs, 2nd Edition (Collins, London, 1985).

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  • A.E. Ingham, Hydrography for the Surveyor and Engineer, 2nd Edition (Crosby Lockwood Staples, London, 1984).

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  • Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors — Yearbook 1990/91 (InstCES, 1990).

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  • T.J.M. Kennie and G. Petrie, Engineering Surveying Technology (Blackie, Glasgow and London, 1990).

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  • Making Land, Property and Construction Work (RICS, Cambridge, 1990).

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  • Ordnance Survey, Digital Map Data Catalogue 1993(Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1993).

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  • Ordnance Survey, Information Leaflets, 30, 31, 33 and 48 (Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1988).

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  • Ordnance Survey, Large Scale Mapping, Special Products and Services Catalogue 1993 (Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1993).

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  • P. Vanicek and E.J. Krakiwsky, Geodesy: The Concepts, 2nd Edition (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1986).

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  • P.R. Wolf, Elements of Photogrammetry, 2nd Edition (McGraw-Hill, Tokyo, 1983).

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  • The following are a useful source of information for those interested in engineering and other aspects of surveying.

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  • Civil Engineering Surveyor journal published by the InstCES, ten issues per annum.

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  • The Surveying Technician journal published by the SST, five issues per annum.

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  • Surveying World journal published by GITC in the Netherlands and distributed to all chartered surveyors in the UK by the RICS, six issues per annum.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK

    J. Uren

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Brighton, UK

    W. F. Price

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Uren, J., Price, W.F. (1994). Introduction. In: Surveying for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12950-8_1

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