Construction Measurements 2e (Revised)

This revision of the successful text/reference on construction measurements contains much new material concerning electronic surveying and remote sensing. The index and the gathered section titles at the start of each chapter make for easy reference. New to this edition is coverage of the GPS satellite positioning system, electronic distance measurement (EDM), laser sweep, calculator techniques, radial surveying and tracking, Loran-C, inertial navigation surveying, 3-point resection, computer software, and electronic fieldbooks. Covers such topics as difference of elevation, angle measurements and directions, coordinate surveying and layout, offshore measurements, and random field and office techniques.