Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial positions of points based on the distances and angles between them. These points are usually o
A surveyor using a total station
A student using a theodolite in field
Table of Surveying, 1728 Cyclopaedia
A railroad surveying party at Russel's Tank, Arizona, in the 1860s
A total station or total station theodolite is an electronic/optical instrument used for surveying and building construction. It is an electronic transit theodolite integrated with electronic distance
Archaeological survey using a Leica TPS1100 total station on an Iron Age dwelling in Ytterby, Sweden
A typical prism with back target. Used with survey and 3D point monitoring systems to measure changes in elevation and position of a point.