Volume 6 – Geotechnical Manual, Site Investigation and Engineering ...

Chapter 3 TYPES OF SURVEY
Table of Contents
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... 3-i
3 TYPES OF SURVEY ............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 CLASSIFICATION OF SURVEYS ..................................................................................... 3-1
3.2.1 Geodetic ...................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2.2 Plane .......................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2.3 Construction Surveys .................................................................................... 3-1
3.2.4 Topographic Mapping Surveys ....................................................................... 3-1
3.2.5 Basic Control (Geodetic) Surveys ................................................................... 3-2
3.2.6 Satellite Surveys .......................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.7 Hydrographic Surveys ................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.8 Land Surveys ............................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.9 Engineering Surveys ..................................................................................... 3-2
3.3 SURVEY NETWORKS .................................................................................................... 3-3
3.3.1 Basic Horizontal Control Network ................................................................... 3-3
3.3.2 Basic Vertical Control Network ....................................................................... 3-3
3.4 REAL TIME KINEMATIC (RTK) SURVEY .......................................................................... 3-3
3.5 LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Airborne Mapping .................................................. 3-4
3.6 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 3-5
APPENDIX 3A-1 .................................................................................................................... 3A-1
APPENDIX 3A-2 .................................................................................................................... 3A-2
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