This practical text presents a clear discussion of surveying principles and applications for mapping and engineering surveys. It has been extensively revised from the fifth edition and is now divided into three parts: Part 1 covers the basics of surveying principles; Part 2 introduces students to the latest in imaging techniques; and Part 3 covers practical approaches for applications in the engineering, hydrographic, and land surveying fields. The strength of this text is its real-world application, reflecting the author's many years of academic field experience. Some of the key features include: bull; bull;Numerous illustrations and examples to clarify and reinforce chapter topics bull;Updated isogonic charts bull;A new chapter on Geographic Information Systems bull;On-line and interactive techniques for computing grid/geographic coordinates, illustrated using NGS Tools bull;Introduction to the latest imaging techniques using multi-spectral scanning and LIDAR mapping bull;Expanded appendices with new glossary entries and a surveying and mapping website index

This text has been extensively revised since the fifth edition. The text is now divided into three parts: Part I:Surveying Principlesincludes chapters on Basics of Surveying, Distance Measurement (Taping), Leveling, Angles and Directions, Theodolites, Traverse Surveys, Electronic Surveying Measurement, Topographic Surveying and Mapping, Geographic Information Systems, Control Surveys, and Global Positioning Systems (GPSs). Part II:Remote Sensing(Chapter 12) includes 29 sections on the topics of satellite imagery and airborne imagery. Part III:Surveying Applicationsincludes chapters on Highway Curves, Construction Surveys, Land Surveying, and Hydrographic Surveys. Part I continues the approach of covering the basics in clear, understandable language. Many illustrations and examples clarify and reinforce the chapter topics. Updated isogonic charts, epoch 2000, are included for North America and the entire globe. Geographic information systems (GISs) are now included as a separate chapter, and in Chapter 10, Control Surveys, on-line and interactive techniques for computing grid and geographic coordinates are illustrated using NGS tools ( www.ngs.noaa.gov/TOOLS/ ). Part II includes the topics of satellite imagery and airborne imagery. The sections on satellite imagery, cover techniques of remote sensing, multispectral scanning, image analysis, and ground-truthing, and brief descriptions of many of the internationally sponsored satellites presently used for earth-study purposes. The sections on airborne imagery cover the fundamentals of aerial surveying and photogrammetry and also introduce students to the latest in imaging techniques using lidar mapping techniques. Part III covers practical approaches for applications in the engineering, hydrographic, and land surveying fields. As with the earlier parts of the text, material here is presented in a clear and logical fashion, a style that reflects the many years of field experience accumulated by the authors. S. J. Glenn Bird (1933-1989), academic, land surveyor, photogrammetric engineer, and hydrographer, wrote for the first two editions sections covering land surveying, hydrographic surveying, and photogrammetry; his impact on the text is still evident. The appendixes have been expanded. New entries are included in the glossary and in the surveying and mapping website index. Four-screw instruments (dumpy level and engineer's transit) are covered in a separate appendix. Also new to this edition is an appendix describing field projects that accompany classroom work. These projects have been developed and refined over 25 years of college experience.