TYPES OF SURVEY

Question 1

closed surveys undertaken in urban and rural locations to determine and define property lines, boundaries, corners, and areas

Answer 1

cadastral surveys

Question 2

surveys area near or in city to plan expansions, improvements, property lines, fixing reference monuments, physical features and configuration of the land, and preparing maps

Answer 2

city surveys

Question 3

surveys at construction sites to provide data regarding grades, reference lines, dimensions, ground configuration, and the location and elevation of structures of concern to engineers, architects, and builders

Answer 3

construction survey

Question 4

surveys for forest management and mensuration, and production and conservation of forest lands

Answer 4

forestry surveys

Question 5

surveys streams, lakes, reservoirs, harbors, oceans, and other bodies of water

Answer 5

hydrographic survey

Question 6

maps shorelines, charts the shape of underlying water surfaces, measures the flow of streams

Answer 6

hydrographic surveys

Question 7

aka optical tooling

Answer 7

industrial surveys

Question 8

surveying techniques in ship building, construction and assembly of aircraft, layout and installation of heavy and complex machinery, and other industries where dimensional layouts are required

Answer 8

industrial surveys

Question 9

uses photographs with specially designed cameras either from airplanes or ground stations

Answer 9

photogrammetric surveys

Question 10

determines alignment, grades, earthwork quantities, location of natural and artificial objects in connection with planning, design and construction of highways, railroads, pipelines, canals, transmission lines, and other linear projects

Answer 10

route surveys

Question 11

determines the shape of the ground, and the location and elevation of natural and artificial features upon it

Answer 11

topographic surveys