Contour Surveying is the branch of surveying in which variation in the elevation of the earth’s surface and their relative positions are determined with help of contour lines. The process to find out the contour lines in the ground surface or earth surface is called contouring and a map is produced by this contouring process …
Theodolite surveying is that branch of surveying in which theodolite is used to measure the horizontal and vertical angles. A Theodolite is a very precise instrument, mainly used for determining the horizontal and vertical distances between two points. It can also be used for prolonging a line, measuring distances indirectly, as a level, like a …
A Geographical Information system (GIS) is a tool, which can accept large volumes of spatial data derived from a variety of sources, retrieve, manipulate, analyse and display them according to user-defined specifications. A Geographic Information System is Organized collection of Hardware, Software, Network, Data, People, andProcedures Software Product-Tool for solving geographic problems Supported by data …
What is GPS? GPS stands for Global Positioning System by which anyone can always obtain the location and time information anywhere in the world. It is a system of earth-orbiting satellites which provides a precise location on earth’s surface in latitude/longitude coordinates. GPS is a powerful and widely used integrated tool(like in GNSS) that is …
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