APSC 1002

An introduction to land surveying principles and recording techniques. Students are given lectures and assignments to assist in understanding the principles employed in land surveying, and practice these during the labs by conducting various surveying exercises. Practice is gained in the proper use of surveying instruments (tapes, levels, lasers, total stations and CAD software) through exercises involving measurements of horizontal and vertical distances and angles. The exercises include chaining, benchmark, profile and contour leveling, triangulation and traverse exercises, and construction surveying and layout.