Basics of Surveying and Distance Measurement - Midterm Review | SURE 110, Study notes of Statistics

Download Basics of Surveying and Distance Measurement - Midterm Review | SURE 110 and more Study notes Statistics in PDF only on Docsity! SURE 110 - Fundamentals of Surveying Mid-Term Exam 1 Review 1 MID-TERM EXAM 1 REVIEW Robert Burtch Surveying Engineering Department Ferris State University CHAPTERS AND READINGS • Chapters 1 and 2 • Appendix H1 • Web page items – PowerPoint slides – Units and Systems of Measure – Taping Corrections • Sample Exam Questions from Previous Tests on web page • Format – True-False, Multiple Choice, Problems SURE 110 - Fundamentals of Surveying Mid-Term Exam 1 Review 2 BASICS OF SURVEYING • History – Groma, merchet, geometric square, quadrant, Heron’s level, Jacob’s staff, Polinetrum of Waldseemüller, Public Land Survey System – Rope-stretchers, Erastosthenes, Ellicot, Rittenhouse, Burt, Clark, L’Enfant, Rittenhouse • Branches and types of surveys – Geodetic v. plane – Route, hydrographic, aerial, property, etc. • Definitions – Latitude, longitude, oblate spheroid, level surface, elevation, vertical line, deflection of the vertical, horizontal line and plane, vertical plane BASICS OF SURVEYING • Direction – Azimuth, bearing • Accuracy and precision • Blunders and errors • Types of errors – Systematic, random • Characteristics of field notes – Neat, legible, clear, self-explanatory, complete, honest, self-checking