Report on

Topographic Survey At Central Business

District (CBD) Area In Sector 19
Of
Purbachal New Town Project

CLIENT
POWERPAC HOLDINGS LTD.

PREPARED BY

Road # 03, House # 42, Nikunja # 1,

Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
Tel: 880-2-8818386, 01712531394,
01711323266
E-mail: info@survey2000.net,
www.survey2000.net
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents i

List of Abbreviations ii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………. 1-3

1.1 Background of the Project…………………………………………………….. 1

1.2 Objectives of the Works………………………………………………………. 1

1.3 Scopes of the Works…………………………………………………………... 1

1.4 Location of the Project Area…………………………………………………... 2

CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY OF SURVEY WORKS……………............ 4-10

2.1 Topographic Survey Methodology…………………………………………….. 4

2.1.1 Reconnaissance Survey………………………………………………………….. 4

2.1.2 GPS Data Acquisition and Processing………………………………………… 4

2.1.3 Benchmark (BM) Establishment……………………………………………… 6

2.1.4 RTK GPS Survey………………………………………………………………... 7

2.1.5 Secondary Horizontal Control by Traverse for X, Y…………………………… 7

2.1.6 Secondary Vertical Control for “Z”…………………………………………… 8

2.2 Equipment and Software………………………………………………………. 9

2.3 Detailed Topographic Survey………………………………………………….. 9

2.4 Data Processing……………………………………………………………… 10

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List of Abbreviations
1D One Dimensional
2D Two Dimensional
3D Three Dimensional
BS Back Sight
CADD Computer Aided Drafting and Design
COGO Coordinate Geometry
DEM Digital Elevation Model
DTM Digital Terrain Model
FS Fore Sight
GIS Geographic Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
GDOP Geometric Dilution of Position
HI Height of Instrument
HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Position
HPGN High Precision Geodetic Network
MSL Mean Sea Level
OTF On The Fly
PADS Position and Azimuth Determination System
PBM Permanent Bench Mark
PI Point of Intersection
RMS Root Mean Square
RTK Real Time Kinematic
SCP Survey Control Point
SDTS Special Data Transfer Standard
SI International System of Units
SPCE Survey Planning and Coordination Elements
TBM Temporary Benchmark
TDS Tripod Data System
TM Transverse Mercator
TIN Triangular Irregular Network
TBS Trimble Business Center
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
WGS 84 World Geodetic System of 1984
ZD Zenith Distance

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Chapter 1:
Introduction

1.1 Background of the Project

1.2 Objectives of the Project

1.3 Scopes of the Project

1.4 Location of the Project Area

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Project
Purbachal is the country's biggest township plan comprising of about 6,150 acres of land
located between the Shitalakhya and the Balu River at Rupgonj Upazila of Narayanganj and
Kaligonj Upazila of Gazipur, to the north-east of Dhaka. The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha
is planning to complete the development works of Purbachal New Town project by the end of
next year. About 120 acres of land have been identified for a multi-story named ‘Iconic
Tower’ with 100-142 storied under private sector, having world-class accommodation for
both commercial and administrative use at the proposed Central Business District (CBD),
Sector 19 of ‘Purbachal Newtown project’ of RAJUK. The proposed ‘Iconic Tower’ at
Purbachal will be the pride of Bangladesh in South Asia.

PowerPac Holdings Ltd, along with their technical Partner Kajima Corporation, Japan, has
been allotted 100 acres of land at Central Business District (CBD) area in Sector 19 at
Purbachal New Town Project to construct the historic Iconic Tower.
The tower will consist of state-of-the-art international convention center and several other
surrounding high-rise buildings for use for commercial, administrative and other mixed
purposes.

PowerPac Holdings LTD. has appointed Survey2000 to carry out Topographic Survey Works
at Central Business District (CBD) area in Sector 19 of Purbachal New Town Project.

A Topographic Survey is a survey that gathers data about the elevation of points on a piece of
land and presents them as contour lines on a plot. The purpose of a topographic survey is to
collect survey data about the natural and man-made features of the land, as well as its
elevations. Topographic maps are used to show elevations and grading features for architects,
engineers, and building contractors.

1.2 Objectives of the Works

Main objective of the works is to prepare topographic survey map (physical feature, spot level
and contour map) with a specific scale for design works of under this project.

1.3 Scopes of Works

The scope of field work (topographical survey) to be carried out by SURVEY2000 for the
proposed power plant project as per specification to best engineering practices and also
included but not be limited to the followings:

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i. Find out the Topographic & Physical Features as well as Absolute & Relative
Location by Digital Survey showing land use with existing trees & water body
extent along with adjacent roads and building etc.
ii. Locating the existing physical features within the area to be surveyed. This shall
include all structures, khal, ponds, transmission towers and poles, trees, drains,
roads, culverts, graveyard or any other structures etc.
iii. Preparing Spot Level Map with grid System (5-3 m interval).
iv. Preparing Contour Map (0.3 m interval).
v. Preparing Dimension Map

1.4 Location of the Project Area

The project site is situated at Central Business District (CBD) area in Sector 19 of Purbachal
New Town Project. It is located between the Shitalakhya and the Balu River at Rupgonj Upazila
of Narayanganj and Kaligonj Upazila of Gazipur, to the north-east of Dhaka It is about 1km
away from the Purbachal Express Highway. The project site is about 13.1 km from the hazrat
shahjalal international airport Dhaka. The Shitalakshya River is about 3.4 km east of the project
site and the Balu River is about 3.33 km west of the project site. The detailed topographical
survey works were carried out in accordance with project specification. The total area of site is
about 461467 sq. meters or 114 acres.

Figure 1: Location of the Project Site (Scale=1:2000)

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Figure 2: Location of the Project Site (Scale=1:200)

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Chapter 2:
Methodology of Survey Works

2.1 Topographic Survey Methodology

2.2 Equipment and Software

2.3 Detailed Topographic Survey

2.4 Data Processing

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CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY OF SURVEY WORKS

2.1 Topographic Survey Methodology
2.1.1 Reconnaissance Survey
The reconnaissance survey is the basic survey to identify, document, and report existing
condition of the project area. Reconnaissance survey documents specific physical information
for all individual information within the survey area. This information is reported and
recommendations are provided for future survey work in the topographic survey sites
database.

During the field reconnaissance survey, the team assessed the ground surface conditions and
adjacent to the survey area. The team documented with photos and made notes describing the
location and limiting the factors and hand GPS was used to direct the survey team.

The following observations were noticed during the reconnaissance survey-

i. The land topography/ terrain of the project site

ii. Landmarks, important features such as bridge, culvert, pond, dyke etc. on or along
with the location
iii. Overhead electrical/cable lines

iv. Accessibility of survey crew and inconvenience of survey works

v. Tentative locations of Bench marks and control points

2.1.2 GPS Data Acquisition and Processing

The GPS system was originally designed for military use only, providing sea, air and ground
forces of the United States and NATO with an all-weather, high-precision, worldwide real-
time positioning system. Though initially designed as a military system, it became freely
available for international civil use. The system has a complete set of at least 24 satellites
orbiting the earth in a carefully designed pattern. The initial design was for a 24 satellite
constellation, each orbiting at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km above the earth, in
one of six orbital planes. Each satellite broadcasts a unique "bar code", known as Pseudo
Random Noise (PRN) code, which enables GPS receivers to identify the satellites from
where the signals came, and makes positioning possible.

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A master control station updates the information (message) component of the GPS signal
with satellite ephemeris data and other announcements to the users. This information is then
decoded by the receiver and used in the positioning process.

The User Segment is the most important segment of the system and is comprised of all users
making observations with GPS receivers. The civilian GPS user community has increased
dramatically in recent years, due to the emergence of low cost, portable GPS receivers and
the ever-expanding areas of applications in which GPS has been found to be very useful.
Some of these applications are: surveying, mapping, navigation and vehicle tracking.

GPS Limitations
Though GPS can provide a worldwide 3-D position, 24 hours a day, in any type of weather,
the system does have some limitations. First, there must be a (relatively) clear “line of sight"
between the receiver's antenna and several orbiting satellites. Buildings, trees, mountains,
steep cliffs, overpasses, and other obstructions that block the line of sight between the
satellite and the observer (GPS antenna) make it impossible to work with GPS. Anything
shielding the antenna from a satellite can potentially weaken the satellite's signal to such a
degree that it becomes too difficult to make reliable positioning. Any obstruction that can
block or interfere with a radio signal can effectively block or interfere with GPS signals.

Bouncing of the signal off nearby objects may present another problem, that of distinguishing
between the signals coming directly from the satellite and the "echo" signal that reaches
the receiver indirectly. This phenomenon is referred to as multi- path. Multi-path refers to
the existence of signals reflected from objects in the vicinity of a receiver's antenna that
corrupt the direct line-of-sight signals from the GPS satellites, thus degrading the accuracy of
both code-based and carrier phase–based measurements. Particularly difficult is close-in
multi-path in which the reflected secondary signals arrive only slightly later (within about
100 nanoseconds) than does the direct-path signal, having been reflected from objects only a
short distance from the receiver antenna. In areas that possess these types of characteristics,
longer observational times or traditional surveying techniques must be used instead of GPS
positioning or to complement the GPS positioning. The receiver must receive signals from at
least four satellites to be able to make reliable position measurements. In addition, these
satellites must be in a favorable geometrical arrangement. The four satellites used by the
receiver for positioning must be fairly spread

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apart. In areas with a relatively open view of the sky, this will almost always be the case
because of the way these satellites were placed in orbit.

GPS Point Positioning

The position of a point is determined by measure distances or pseudo ranges from the receiver
to at least four satellites. The GPS receiver "knows" where each of the satellites is at the
instant in which the distance was measured. These distances will intersect only at one
point, the position of the GPS receiver (antenna). The receiver "knows" the position of the
satellites, because this information comes from the broadcast ephemeris that is downloaded
when the GPS receiver is turned on. The GPS receiver performs the necessary mathematical
calculations, then displays and/or stores the position, along with any other descriptive
information entered by the operator from the keyboard.

GPS Observations
GPS observations using “Trimble 5700 GNSS SSI Dual Frequency Instrument” will be carried
out using a pair of receivers, the “BASE” and the “Rover”. The Base will be placed at known
point and the Rover at the stations whose coordinates to be determined. Static mode of survey
will be adopted with small baseline and longer observation time.

Post Processing of GPS Data

Positioning information provided by GPS contain errors. The errors due to atmospheric
effects and orbital perpetrations can be corrected by means of a technique called “Differential
Correction”. During the post processing, the correct coordinates of the unknown points are
obtained with reference to the correct coordinates of the known points. For this Project,
coordinates and levels of Survey of Bangladesh Bench Marks (SoB) in the vicinity of project
roads were explored. Coordinates obtained through GPS observation were then used for
generating coordinates for Traverse Stations i.e. secondary control.

2.1.3 Benchmark (BM) Establishment

In this survey activity, sufficient numbers of benchmark has been established around the
project area. The code of the benchmarks is marked as TBM-1, TBM-2, etc. Horizontal
control and vertical control of the topographic survey has been carried out with reference

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to the nearest benchmarks of the Survey of Bangladesh (SOB). These reference gridlines
and benchmark pillars are the basis for the baseline on the site being surveyed. To make
the survey work easier several survey nail are installed along with appropriate marking
as temporary benchmark. See Appendix – 1 for the list of Benchmarks.

2.1.4 RTK GPS Survey

RTK GPS survey designed considering the satellite position and availability on particular day
and time. 2(two) nos. of Trimble 5700 GNSS receiver has been used for benchmarks
establishment for this survey. Observation time was depending on until achieved 3mm
accuracy. As per specification numbers of control points has been established within the
project boundary area with presence of 10 to 15 numbers of satellites. Trimble 5700 GPS has
been used also to set up online additional reference points /control points for the project.

Two receivers will be used for establishing a single BM. The receiver states are given below.

a) R5700 receiver setup on SoB BM Pillar (Known)

b) R5700 receiver setup on SoB BM Pillar (Unknown)

For the RTK GPS survey, SURVEY2000 team has been used the SOB-BM-0172. Observation
time was depending on until achieved 3mm accuracy. The most important part of this survey
to select the reference points gets a clear sky above and away from any element that interrupts
electro-magnetic wave transmission, e.g. high-voltage electric tower. By RTK method four
benchmarks established and then coordinate transfer by total station.

2.1.5 Secondary Horizontal Control by Traverse for X, Y

Secondary Horizontal Control was established by Traverse Method using the Primary GPS
Survey Control Points. These traverse control points were used by topographic survey teams.
These points were established at suitable places by driving wooden pegs or by marking the
station number by paint on road side permanent structures. Total Station is set at known
point (in terms of Easting, Northing & Elevation), Tri-Bridge Target is set on the second
known point, which is in direct visual contact from the first point. Values of E, N & H of
first and second known points are feed in the Total station, and Total Station reads the
second point where the tri-bridge is set. In this way, total station is oriented in terms of
bearing, distance and elevation to the survey control established during the GPS survey. The
Prism target is then fixed to third location, and Total Station observed angle and distance
to this point. When, third point is still there with its prism fixed, the total station is moved

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to fourth point, re-read the third point for orientation, and fifth point is established using prism
target, and so on, until the next GPS known point is reached, where the traverse surveyor closes
his observation and checks his work. At the end of Traverse Survey, coordinates of all the
unknown points are calculated using angle and distance, observed during the field work. The
coordinates of Secondary Control (Traverse) points were ultimately used for Topographic
Survey.

The following precautions were taken in traverse observations to achieve the accuracy required
for such work.

 Total Station with the least count of 1" (one second of arc) was used for all angular
and linear measurements.
 Each traverse angle was observed on two zeroes taking measurements on both left and
right faces. The agreement between the two values of the same traverse angle were
not allowed to exceed 10". Observations were repeated where the discordance
exceeded the given limit.
 Total Station were used for all linear measurements. Having an accuracy of around
3mm plus 3 parts per million of distance which can yield high accuracy up to 1 in
25,000.
 Reciprocal linear measurements were made for each traverse leg, thus measuring each
distance twice in fore and back directions. The agreement between the two
measurements was ensured to be of the order of 1 in 10,000. The means of the two
measurements was accepted for the computation of traverse line.

2.1.6 Secondary Vertical Control for “Z”

Vertical control or level transfer were completed from SOB benchmarks to all primary and
secondary control points by using double run automatic/optical level system. The closing error
for leveling not exceeds ± (5 K) mm, where “K” is the distance of the traverse in
kilometers.

To establish vertical control network, a series of leveling measurement performed as following

 All benchmarks measured by leveling method.

 The Leveling measurement performed by using Leveling Equipment which maintain
same accuracy/quality approved by The Employer

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2.2 Equipment and Software

a) Following equipment’s was deployed for the Topographic survey works
i. R5700 base receiver
ii. R5700 rover receiver
iii. Total Station Leica 06 Plus
iv. Level Machine Sokia B30
v. Walky Talky
vi. Laptop
vii. Digital Camera
b) Following Software’s was deployed for the survey works
i. AutoCAD LT 14
ii. Eagle Points
iii. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017
iv. Arc GIS 10.3.1
v. Trimble Business Center
vi. Terramodel

2.3 Detailed Topographic Survey

The purpose of topographic survey is to collect all topographical (natural and man-made)
information of the area of interest to facilitate detailed designing.

The topographic survey was carried out by Total Station to depict all manmade and natural
features existing inside the survey corridor. Sokkia Total Stations Power Set 500 series with
built-in electronic Data Collector and Trimble GPS were used for collecting topographic
details.

A total station surveying instrument is the central component in modern “field–to–flash”

surveying system. Total Station integrates an electronic digital theodolite, an electronic
distance measuring instrument (EDM) and a computer in a single functional unit. The
electronic digital theodolite automatically measures and displays horizontal and vertical
angles. Total Station instruments simultaneously measures distance, as well as directions,
and transmit the results automatically to a built-in computer. The horizontal and vertical
angles and slope distance can be displayed, upon keyboard commands. Horizontal and
vertical distance components are instantaneously computed and displayed. If coordinates

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of the occupied station and a reference azimuth are input into the system, coordinates of the
sighted point are immediately obtained.

To synchronize the work of each party a list of features codes was prepared in advance
which covers all the anticipated topographic features that could be encountered during
the survey work. The final list of feature codes was feed into the Total Station instrument
prior to field work to facilitate the surveyors with the facility of on-line coding.

The method of surveying details through data collector is similar to conventional Plane Table
Survey method but the major difference is its capacity of developing topo drawings on
any desired scale with three dimensional outputs of every feature / points along with on-screen
plotting of them, for minimizing error, which in the case of PT Survey is not possible.

i. Edge of the road, concrete fence, brick wall fence, steel fence etc.
ii. Ditch/trench/catch basin
iii. Poles (electric, signal etc.)
iv. Road components (pavement, shoulder, median, sidewalk and drainage)
v. Road furniture (signing marking, street lighting, traffic signal, electric pole and other
utilities).
vi. Boundaries of properties as indicated by existing landmarks or land use along the
road such as fence, wall etc. The name of the specific building also recorded such as
office, market, hospital post office, mosque, church etc.
vii. Building, house, commercial etc.
viii. Bridge, culvert, pipes, river, drainage etc.
ix. Trees.

The instrument, Total Station or GPS, was setup on a control point and its coordinates were
fed into recorder. After stationing, the surveyors started taking details of ground by using the
feature code database, which had already been saved in the hard drive of data collector.

2.4 Data Processing

All survey data processed by computer and the compution result from field measurement set
of coordinates (X,Y and Z) which downloaded to computer files by using AutoCAD, Civil 3D,
ArcGIS, Trimble’s Terramodel were used to create AutoCAD mapping.

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 Appendix 1

1. Description of Permanent Benchmark by

Survey of Bangladesh

2. List of TBMs in the project Area in BUTM

Coordinate System
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1. Description of the Permanent Benchmark by Survey of Bangladesh

ID Easting (m) Northing (m)

TS-1 552722.091 637346.166

TS-2 552722.659 637678.55

2. List of TBMs in the Project Areas in BUTM Coordinate System

SI. No TBM No Easting Northing RL (m)

1 TBM 01 551721.044 637178.248 9.149
2 TBM 02 551720.866 637112.288 9.194
3 TBM 03 551723.416 637263.911 6.996
4 TBM 04 552014.456 637140.786 9.149
5 TBM 05
6 TBM 06
7 TBM 07 552191.766 637118.47 9.202
8 TBM 08 552324.07 637009.802 8.951
9 TBM 09
10 TBM 10 552658.502 637007.391 8.76
11 TBM 11 552709.825 637057.841 9.168
12 TBM 12 552709.935 637267.015 10.186
13 TBM 13 552706.705 637446.615 8.676
14 TBM 14 552700.525 637559.824 9.648
15 TBM 15 552705.044 637631.805 9.423
16 TBM 16 552702.679 637685.637 9.922
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Images of Project Areas

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 Appendix 3

Project Boundary with BUTM Coordinate