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Surveying 1: Awais Ahmed Mirza
Surveying 1: Awais Ahmed Mirza
• Chain
Chain is an instrument used to measure linear distance in
surveying.
Chains
• Ranging Rods
These rods are used in surveying for stationing and ranging of
lines.
• Reflector/Prism
Used in total station
Surveying as shown
in figure
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• Compass
A compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation
that shows direction relative to the geographic "cardinal directions
i.e. (North, South, East and West)", or "points".
1. Trough Compass
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2. Prismatic Compass
A kind of clinometer
consisting of a sighting tube,
spirit level, and graduated
scale.
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• Planimeter
The Planimeter is a drafting instrument used to measure the area of
a graphically represented planar region. The region being measured
may have any irregular shape, making this instrument remarkably
versatile.
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• Bags
Used for keeping the instruments
• Field Book
• Auto level
• Total Station
• Pegs
Used for stations point or
• Plumb bob
Passometer:
An instrument, shaped like a
watch that is used to count
the number of a person's
steps.
Pedometer:
An instrument for estimating
the distance travelled on foot
by recording the number of
steps taken.
Odometer
An instrument for
measuring the distance
travelled by a wheeled
vehicle.
Perambulator
A surveyor's wheel, also
called a clickwheel,
hodometer, waywiser,
trundle wheel, measuring
wheel or perambulator is
a device for measuring
distance.
Extra Instruments.
Line ranger
Cross Staff
Alidade
Sextant
French Cross Staff
Geodimeter
Fathometer
Ghat Tracer
Substense Bar
Tellurometer
Gradiometer.
Tachometer