978-0134604657 Chapter 1

PART I:

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS

Instructor’s Solution Manual 2

Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics

1 INTRODUCTION

NOTE: Answers for some of these problems, and some in later chapters, can be obtained by

consulting the bibliographies, later chapters, websites, or professional surveyors.

1.1 List 10 uses for surveying in areas other than boundary surveying.

Answers may vary many are included in Section 1.6, which lists control, topographic

1.2 Explain the difference between geodetic and plane surveys.

From Section 1.4:

1.3 Describe some surveying applications in:

(a) Archeology

There are many different uses of surveying in archeology. Some include using sonar

to identify possible underground or underwater archeology sites, LiDAR to help

1.4 List some application of surveying in geology, forestry, and archeology.

1.5 Why is it important to make accurate surveys of underground utilities?

1.6 Discuss the uses for topographic surveys.

Topographic surveys are used whenever elevation data is required in the end product.

1.7 What are hydrographic surveys, and why are they important?

1.8 Print a view of your location using Google Earth.®

Answers will vary but should be an image in your region.

1.9 Briefly explain the procedure used by Eratosthenes in determining the Earth’s

circumference.

1.10 Describe the steps a land surveyor would need to do when performing a boundary survey.

Briefly, the steps should include (1) preliminary walking of property with owner; (2)

1.11 What is the name of the state-level professional surveying organization in your state or

region?

1.12 What organizations in your state furnish maps and reference data to surveyors and

engineers?

1.13 List the legal requirements for registration as a land surveyor in your state.

1.14 Briefly describe an Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed coordinate system.

From Section 1.4 and 13.4.3, a ECEF coordinate system is an Earth-based three-

1.15 List the professional societies representing the geospatial industry in the

(a) United States.

1.15 Explain how aerial photographs and satellite images can be valuable in surveying.

Photogrammetry presently has many applications in surveying. It is used, for example, in

land surveying to compute coordinates of section corners, boundary corners, or point of

1.16 Search the Internet and define a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station.

Discuss why these stations are important to the geospatial industry.

1.17 Describe how a GIS can be used in flood emergency planning.

Responses will vary but may mention the capabilities of a GIS to overlay soil type and

1.19 Visit one of the surveying websites listed in Table 1.1, and write a brief summary of its

contents. Briefly explain the value of the available information to surveyors.

Responses will vary with time, but below are brief responses to the question

 NGS – control data sheets, CORS data, surveying software

1.20 Read one of the articles cited in the bibliography for this chapter, or another of your

choosing, that describes an application where satellite surveying methods were used.

Write a brief summary of the article.

1.21 Same as Problem 1.20, except the article should be on safety as related to surveying.

1.20 Read one of the articles cited in the bibliography for this chapter, or another of your

1.21 Same as Problem 1.20, except the article should be on safety as related to surveying.