Surveying

Surveying

The science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of geographical points and the distances and angles between them.

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open drain

Construction; Surveying

A natural watercourse or constructed open channel that conveys drainage water.

In boundary: a point located at the extension of a line and marking the direction of the line. An offset monument may be placed on the extension of a line because the offset position can provide a ...

non-point source pollution

Construction; Surveying

Pollution that enters a water body from diffuse origins on the watershed and does not result from discernable, confined, or discrete conveyances.

monument

Construction; Surveying

An object placed to mark the physical location of a position. A property corner monument is often a length of iron rod driven vertically into the ground so that the top is at or below natural grade. ...

measurement

Construction; Surveying

An estimated value that is, by its nature, subject to error. A person can count (an absolute value) one hundred beans and get the same quantity as someone else counting one hundred beans. However, if ...

legal description

Construction; Surveying

A method of describing a particular parcel of land in such a way that it uniquely describes the particular parcel and no other. A legal description may be a simple reference to a lot as shown on a ...

land use controls

Construction; Surveying

Methods of regulating the uses to which a given land area may be put, including such things as zoning, subdivision regulation, and floodplain regulation.