To allow easier navigation of this topic, it has been divided it into four sections.
Contents
Introduction
» What is Survey Control and Why is it Needed?
» How are Survey Measurements Made?
» Background
• Explaining Some Jargon – Astronomical Observations and Magnetic Bearing
» National Surveys
• Explaining Some Jargon – Plane and Geodetic Surveying
• Explaining Some Jargon – Trig Stations
Surveying Methods
» Surveying Methods
• Triangulation
~ Explaining Some Jargon – Angular Measurement
• Trilateration
• Traversing
Surveying Heights
» Heights
• Heights from Barometric Pressure
• Heights from Vertical Angles
• Heights from Optical Levelling
• Explaining Some Jargon – Levelling Instruments
Surveying Using GPS and Conclusion
» Surveying with GPS
• GPS Baseline
• Kinematic GPS
• Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS)
• Heights from GPS
» Explaining Some Jargon – Plate Tectonics
» Adjustment of Surveying Measurements
Further Reading
- Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping (ICSM) – Standards and Practice for Control Surveys - Special Publication 1 (SP1)
- Standard for Australian Survey Control Network v2.1
- Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping (ICSM) – Geocentric Datum of Australia Technical Manual
- GDA2020 and GDA94 technical manuals
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Geodesy, Global Positioning
- http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_geodesy/welcome.html
- Geoscience Australia – Geodesy and Global Positioning System (GPS)
- http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/positioning-navigation/geodesy
- University of New South Wales, Satellite Navigation and Positioning Lab (SNAP) — Surveying and Geospatial Engineering
- https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/research/our-research/surveying-and-geospatial-engineering
- National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Coordination Office – Surveying and Mapping, Global Positioning System
- http://www.gps.gov/applications/survey/index.php
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Clarke D., Plane and Geodetic Surveying, 5th Edition
(this resource is not available digitally) - Trigonometric Heighting – Volume 2, pages 519-529
- Barometric Heighting – Volume 2, pages 543-566
- Optical Levelling – Volume 1, pages 303-332 and Volume 2, pages 482-519
- Plane Table – Volume 1, pages 333-357
- Traditional Geodetic Surveying – Volume 2, pages 157-278