Principles of Geospatial Surveying

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Emeriturs Reader, University College London

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The essential book for a thorough understanding of the principles of modern geospatial surveying techniques. The text outlines the fundamentals of geospatial surveying including relevant worked examples that make liveral use of Excel spreadsheets.

Résumé
Although much has changed in the profession of geospatial surveying, the basic geometrical principles still apply - as does the need for instrumental calibration, its proper application, the analysis of data and the presentation of results to users. This book presents an understanding of the principles of modern geospatial surveying techniques.

Contenu

Introduction to geospatial surveying; Technical procedures; Coordinate systems; Coordinate transformations; Theory of errors and quality control; Least squares estimation; Satellite surveying; Survey computations; Heights and levels; Maps and map data processing; Construction and curves; Industrial and engineering surveying; Instrumentation. Appendices: Useful data; Spherical trigonometry; General least squares; The Earth ellipsoid; Survey control for photogrammetric mapping; Quality control; Field astronomy; Survey projections; Satellite surveying; References