Category: 1. Chain Surveying & Modernization in Land Surveying

Main Station: A main station is a point on a chain survey where two sides of a traverse or triangle meet. These stations dictate the boundaries of the survey and are designated by capital letters such as A, B and C.Tie station or sub-station: A tie station is a station on a survey line that…

To decide on the best skeletal framework plan for surveying a field, one must base one’s decision on the least effort required to produce a map with the desired detail and minimum distortion. . The following points should be kept in mind:Through reconnaissance it should be ascertained that due to the presence of thick hedges,…

The principles followed in chain survey are: The entire area to be surveyed is divided into a framework structure consisting of several well-connected networks of ‘well-conditioned’ triangles.The details are to be located by lateral measurements called ‘offsets’ with respect to the sides of the triangle or any other sub-lines running between the sides.

A chainsaw is an instrument for taking linear measurements in the field. A chain survey is completed by taking only linear measurements.