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Land Survey

The Survey lab is used to instruct students on the fundamentals of surveying. Surveying is the art of measuring distances, angles, and positions on or near the surface of the earth. Surveying uses rigorous mathematical techniques to analyze field survey data. Data collected from a survey could include Topographic Surveys (natural and manmade surface features of an area), Route Surveys (layouts for highways), Property Surveys (determining existing and new property boundaries), and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Surveys (determining position through the use of satellites).

Document last revised Monday, October 22, 2007 2:55 PM

Copyright 2007 by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Civil Engineering Madison Hall Room 254-C
Post Office Box 42991, Lafayette LA 70504-2991, USA
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