Engineering Surveying Technology

This book examines the major changes in the technology now used for the measurement and processing of topographic and non-topographic spatial data, with emphasis on the new and emerging technology and its applications. Fundamental principles are introduced to explain the basic operation of different types of equipment.

Part A: Developments in field instrumentation and processing techniques. Electronic angle and distance measurement. Laser-bases surveying instrumentation and methods. North-seeking instruments and inertial systems. Satellite position-fixing systems for land and offshore engineering surveying. Analysis of control networks and their application to deformation monitoring. Part B: Developments in remote sensing and photogrammetric technology. Remote sensing for topographic and thematic mapping. Analogue, analytical and digital photogrammetric systems applied to aerial mapping. Close-range photogrammetry. Part C: Developments in computer mapping, modelling and information systems. Digital mapping technology, procedures and applications. Digital terrain modelling. Land information databases. Bibliography. Index.