Surveying : principles and applications /
Barry F. Kavanagh
- 7th ed
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2006
- xiv, 801 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Basics of surveying -- Distance measurement -- Leveling -- Angles and directions -- Theodolites -- Topographic surveying and mapping -- Geographic information systems -- Control surveys -- Global positioning systems -- Satellite imagery -- Airborne imagery -- Highway curves -- Construction surveys -- Land surveys -- Hydrographic surveys -- Appendix A: random errors -- Appendix B: trigonometric definitions and identities -- Appendix C: glossary -- Appendix D: answers to selected chapter problems -- Appendix E: internet web sites -- Appendix F: examples of current geomatics technology -- Appendix G: typical field projects -- Appendix H: early surveying