Introduction to Surveying
Surveying is the process of determining the relative position of natural and manmade features on or under the earth’s surface, the presentation of this information either graphically in the form of plans or numerically in the form of tables, and the setting out of measurements on the earth’s surface. Topics covered includes: Survey Control, Introduction to Levelling, Level Traversing - Rise and Fall Method, 5 Level Traversing - Height of Collimation Method, Adjustment of the Automatic Level, Misclosure and Adjustment of Level Traverses, Level Set-Out, Errors in Levelling, Traditional Distance Measurement, Electronic Distance Measurement, The Theodolite, Control Traverse, Detail Surveys, Level Sections, Pegging and Levelling a Section of Road, Road Construction, Areas of Regular and Irregular Figures, Cross-Section Areas, Volumes, Setting Out Distances, Set-Out Surveys, Setting Out Batter Stakes.
Author(s): Michael Minchin
220 Pages 
Lecture note on Surveying by Velammal college of engineering and Technology
This lecture note desribes the following topics: introduction to Surveying, Classification and basic principles Linear Measurement, Chain Surveying, Compass Traversing, Errors In Chain Surveying, Corrections In Chain Surveying, Plane table surveying, Radiation, Intersection and traversing, Levelling description of level instruments, Simple levelling and fly levelling methods, Contours, Methods of grid levelling, Contours Map preparation, Computation of area and volume, Theodolite description of the instrument and Traversing and Introduction to setting of curves.
Author(s): Velammal college of engineering and Technology
104 Pages
Surveying is defined as “taking a general view of, by observation and measurement determining the boundaries, size, position, quantity, condition, value etc. of land, estates, building, farms mines etc. and finally presenting the survey data in a suitable form”. This PDF covers the following topics related to Surveying : Introduction, Linear and Angular Measurements, Leveling and Contouring, Computation of Areas and Volumes, Theodolite and Traverse Surveying, Tacheometric and Advanced Surveying.
Author(s): B Suresh, Assistant Professor, CE Dept, Civil Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
98 Pages
This PDF covers the following topics related to Surveying : Triangulation and Trilateration, Contour Lines and digital terrain model, Curves, Photogrammetry, Introduction to Remote Sensing, GPS and GIS.
Author(s): School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
70 Pages
This note covers introduction and chain surveying, Compass surveying and plane table surveying, Levelling and applications, Theodolite surveying and engineering surveying.
Author(s): NA
71 Pages
Surveying by DR A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University
This note explains Historical Surveying, Surveying Science and Profession, Methods of height determination, Levelling and the surveyors level.
Author(s): DR A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow
38 Pages
This note covers the following topics: Introduction to surveying and Mapping, Measurements and Errors, Measurement of Horizontal distance, Measurement of Vertical Distance, Representation of Vertical Distance, Measurement of Relative Direction of Line, Measurement of Horizontal and Vertical Distance Simultaneously, Measurement of Absolute Direction, Control Survey, Location of Details and Route Survey.
Author(s): NPTEL
NA Pages
