An Introduction to Survey Field Data Collectors and Coordinate Geometry Functions

Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and land surveyors interested in field data collectors and coordinate geometry functions. This is what is discussed: 1. PURPOSE 2. FIELD SURVEY NOTES--MANUAL AND ELECTRONIC 3. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF A GENERIC DATA COLLECTOR 4. GENERAL SOFTWARE FEATURES ON A DATA COLLECTOR 5. FEATURE OR DESCRIPTOR CODES FOR TOPOGRAPHIC FIELD DATA 6. DESCRIPTOR CODES AND LEVEL ASSIGNMENTS FOR VARIOUS TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES 7. FEATURE AND ATTRIBUTE LIBRARIES FOR TOPOGRAPHIC FIELD DATA 8. CONTROL COMMANDS FOR CONNECTING FEATURE LINE STRINGS 9. FIELD COORDINATE GEOMETRY OPTIONS 10. GENERAL COGO COMPUTATION ROUTINES 11. TOTAL STATION RESECTION COMPUTATIONS 12. LINE-LINE INTERSECTION COMPUTATIONS.