Question

What is Surveying in Civil Engineering?

Answer 1

Surveying is the science and art of measuring, recording and drawing to scale the physical features on or below the surface of the earth.

Engineering Surveying

Some Surveying types are:

1. Plane Surveying

2. Geodetic Surveying

3. Land Surveying

4. Topographic Surveying

5. Route Surveying

6. Hydrographic Surveying

7. Construction Surveying

8. Photogrammetric Surveying

Answer 2

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them.

Answer 3

Surveying is the art of determining the relative positions of points on, above or beneath the surface of the earth by means of direct or indirect measurements of distance, direction and elevation.