Surveying with Construction Applications - Couverture rigide

Kavanagh, Barry

 
9780134496795: Surveying with Construction Applications

Synopsis

This streamlined, fully updated Third Edition maintains the same accessible, applications-driven approach as its predecessors―beginning with a firm foundation in the principles of surveying, then supporting this foundation with real-world construction applications.

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Quatrième de couverture

This easy-to-read text covers all the fundamentals of surveying with an emphasis on the practical applications. The author's many years of field and management surveying experience give him a unique perspective from which to design surveying texts. The latest in technological innovations have been included for both data gathering and construction layout surveys. Included are up to date introductions to airborne imagery, satellite imaging, geographic information systems (GIS), and satellite positioning (GPS).

Some of the key features include:
  • Expanded glossary.
  • Coverage of Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM).
  • Expanded coverage of total station basic operations.
  • Introduction to the geomatics concept.
  • Expanded instructor's manual, with a CD-ROM containing illustrations from the text.

Revue de presse


"Students always comment positively on this text for readability. It's the best text I've found to integrate fundamental land surveying with construction." ― Dianne Kay, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville




"This textbook is unique in its organization and the topics covered. Students have found it to be thorough and helpful, and it is an outstanding reference for practicing surveyors and engineers." ― Subhi M. Bazlamit, Ohio Northern University


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