An Introduction to Survey Methods and Techniques
This online engineering course provides an overview of past and present instruments and methods used to perform topographic surveys of sites, facilities or infrastructure. Prior to the advent of total stations, GPS, LIDAR, and data collector systems, transit and plane table topographic surveying methods and instruments were once a standard.
Transit and plane table topographic surveying methods and instruments are rarely used today, other than perhaps for small surveys when a total station or RTK system is not available. However, the basic field considerations regarding detail and accuracy have not changed, and field observing methods with total stations or RTK are not significantly different from the older survey techniques briefly described in this course.
This 3 PDH online course is intended for civil engineers and professional land surveyors interested in learning about methods and techniques for land surveys.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Learning about transit tape topographic surveys
- Understanding how to approach transit-stadia topographic surveys
- Knowing when to employ transit/theodolite and electronic distance measurement (EDM) instruments
- Understanding the history of plane table surveying and how it is used today
- Learning about the development of total stations and how they are used
- Understanding how real-time kinematic GPS systems are used today
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