Surveying for Mapping
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Contents
Introduction
» What is Survey Control and Why is it Needed?
» How are Survey Measurements Made?
» Background
Explaining Some Jargon – Astronomical Observations and Magnetic Bearing
» National Surveys
Explaining Some Jargon – Plane and Geodetic Surveying
Explaining Some Jargon – Trig Stations
Surveying Methods
» Surveying Methods
Triangulation
~ Explaining Some Jargon – Angular Measurement
Trilateration
Traversing
Surveying Heights
» Heights
Heights from Barometric Pressure
Heights from Vertical Angles
Heights from Optical Levelling
Explaining Some Jargon – Levelling Instruments
Surveying Using GPS and Conclusion
» Surveying with GPS
GPS Baseline
Kinematic GPS
Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS)
Heights from GPS
» Explaining Some Jargon – Plate Tectonics
» Adjustment of Surveying Measurements
» Further Reading
Further Reading
- Intergovernemental Committeee on Surveying & Mapping (ICSM) – Standards and Practice for Control Surveys - Special Publication 1 (SP1)
- http://www.icsm.gov.au/publications/sp1/sp1v1-7.pdf
- Intergovernemental Committeee on Surveying & Mapping (ICSM) – Geocentric Datum of Australia Technical Manual
- http://www.icsm.gov.au/icsm/gda/gdatm/gdav2.3.pdf
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Geodesy, Global Positioning
- http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/geodesy/
- Geoscience Australia – Global Positioning System (GPS) & GLONASS
- http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/gps/gpsoverview.jsp
- University of New South Wales, Satelite Navigation and Positioning Lab (SNAP) – Principles and Practice of GPS Surveying
- http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/snap/gps/gps_survey/principles_gps.htm
- Curtin University of Technology – GPS Surveying
- http://www.cage.curtin.edu.au/leap/virtu-o-modules/virtu-o-equipment/01_EquipmentIntroduction/01_EquipmentIntroduction.html
- National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Coordination Office – Surveying and Mapping, Global Positioning System
- http://www.gps.gov/applications/survey/index.html
Clarke D., Plane and Geodetic Surveying, 5th Edition (this resource is not available digitally)
- Trigonometric Heighting – Volume 2, pages 519-529
- Barometric Heighting – Volume 2, pages 543-566
- Optical Levelling – Volume 1, pages 303-332 and Volume 2, pages 482-519
- Plane Table – Volume 1, pages 333-357
- Traditional Geodetic Surveying – Volume 2, pages 157-278
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