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Detailed Course Outline of Survey and Levelling Course (2 Weeks Course)

The document outlines a 6-day surveying and leveling course. Day 1 introduces basic surveying definitions, objectives, and principles. Day 2 covers survey theory, types of surveys, instruments, and historical methods. Day 3 involves practical traversing and triangulation exercises using a theodolite and total station. Days 4-5 cover leveling theory, definitions, types of levels and leveling methods, as well as practical leveling procedures and problems. Day 6 introduces GIS systems, components, projections, and GPS.

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Detailed Course Outline of Survey and Levelling Course (2 Weeks Course)

The document outlines a 6-day surveying and leveling course. Day 1 introduces basic surveying definitions, objectives, and principles. Day 2 covers survey theory, types of surveys, instruments, and historical methods. Day 3 involves practical traversing and triangulation exercises using a theodolite and total station. Days 4-5 cover leveling theory, definitions, types of levels and leveling methods, as well as practical leveling procedures and problems. Day 6 introduces GIS systems, components, projections, and GPS.

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Surveying and Levelling Course Outline

1. Introduction to Survey and Levelling (1 day)

a. Introduction
b. Basic Definitions of Survey
c. Objectives of Survey and Levelling
d. Planning Survey and Levelling of an Area
e. Principal of Surveying
f. Notations and Signs used for Surveying

2. Survey Theory/Types of Survey and Methods (2 days)

a. Introduction to land surveying and geodetic Survey


b. Branches of Survey and their application
c. Introduction to instruments used for Surveying
d. Historical background of Survey with reference to methods and equipment modification

 Pacing

 Chain and Tape Survey

 Plane Table Surveying

 Traversing and Triangulation

3. Surveying Practice/ Practical Instruments (3 days)

Traversing and Triangulation by using,

a. Theodolite
b. Total Station

4. Levelling Theory/Types of Levelling and Methods (2 days)

a. Introduction to Levelling and basic Definitions


 Levelling
 Staves
 Differential levelling
 Precise levelling
 Level surface
 Level datum
 Assumed datum
 Reduced level
 Bench mark
 Run and Close
 Height of collimation
 Orders of levelling
 Change points
 Backsight and Foresight

b. Types of Levels
 Dumpy levels
 Tilting levels
 Automatic levels

c. Methods of Levelling
 Simple levelling
 Differential levelling, compound and continuous levelling
 Fly levelling
 Check levelling
 Profile levelling or longitudinal sections
 Cross-sectioning
 Reciprocal levelling
 Precise levelling
 Trignometric levelling
 Barometeric levelling
 Hypsometeric levelling

5. Levelling Practice / Practical Instruments (3 days)

a. Levelling Procedures
 Setting up
 Elimination of parallax
 Noting the Data
 Reducing the levels
 Level books
b. Common Level Problems
 Levelling along a steep incline
 Levelling across valley
 Levelling across a river
 Staff Station above the line of collimation
 Levelling across hurdle

6. GIS System (1 day)


a. Introduction to GIS
b. Components of GIS System
 Computer system
 GIS software
 Brainware
 Infrastructure
c. Map Projections and Coordinate Systems in GIS
d. Introduction to GPS

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