A site planning survey is a type of land surveying required by local governing jurisdictions for building permit applications. It is used to plan developments and propose improvements of a site before construction starts. More specifically, a site pl
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Tools Used in Surveying
Instruments used in surveying include:
- Alidade
- Alidadeā table
- Cosmolabe
- Dioptra
- Dumpyā level
- Engineer'sā chain
- Graphometer
- Gromaā (surveying)
- Laserā scanning
- Levelā staff
- Measuringā tape
- Planeā table
- Poleā (surveying)
- Prismā (surveying) (corner cube retroreflector)
- Prismaticā compass (angle measurement)
- Ramsdenā surveyingā instruments
- Rangingā rod
- Surveyor'sā chain
- Tachymeterā (surveying)
- Tapeā (surveying)
- Theodolite
- Halfā theodolite
- Plainā theodolite
- Simpleā theodolite
- Greatā theodolite
- Non-transitā theodolite
- Transitā theodolite
- Secondsā theodolite
- Electronicā theodolite
- Miningā theodolite
- Suspensionā theodolite
- Travelingā theodolite
- Pibalā theodolite
- Registeringā theodolite
- Gyro-theodolite
- Constructionā theodolite
- Photo-theodolite
- Roboticā theodolite
- Vernierā theodolite
- Totalā station
- Transitā (surveying)
- Tripodā (surveying)
- Universalā instrumentā (surveying)
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