chainmen
Survey team members
Chainmen are the workers who handle a surveyor's chain—a measuring device made of metal links used to determine distances in land surveying.
The work requires two people, one at each end of the chain, to stretch it taut and mark measurements across terrain.
The term belongs to an earlier era of surveying, before electronic distance measurement replaced physical chains.
Surveyor's staff carrier
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- prismLight-splitting optical element
plumb-bob · leveling · benchmark · traverse · baseline · stadia · tachymeter · geodetic
Adhesive strip on roll
- distanceSpace between two points
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- lengthMeasure of extent
units · metric · imperial · scale · tally · links · stations · footage
Something owned or inherent
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- tractArea of land
- lotLarge amount or portion
acreage · plot · easement · right-of-way · subdivision · corners · monuments · deed
Designated location
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- stakingRisking something valuable
- gradeClassification by rank
- excavationAct of unearthing
foundation · alignment · offset · grading · roadway · pipeline · infrastructure
rodman
Surveyor's staff carrier
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- tripodStabilizing support structure
prism · plumb-bob · leveling · benchmark · traverse · baseline · stadia · tachymeter · geodetic · datum
tape
Adhesive strip on roll
- distanceSpace between two points
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
length · units · metric · imperial · scale · tally · links · stations · footage · accuracy
property
Something owned or inherent
lot · acreage · plot · easement · right-of-way · subdivision · corners · monuments · deed · title
site
Designated location
excavation · foundation · alignment · offset · grading · roadway · pipeline · infrastructure