surveying
Plotting property boundaries
Surveying is the practice of measuring and mapping land to determine boundaries, elevations, and positions.
Surveyors use specialized instruments to establish property lines, plan construction sites, and create topographical maps.
The term also covers the act of looking over something broadly or systematically: She stood surveying the damage after the storm.
Precision angle-measuring instrument
- transitMovement between places
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- traverseMove across an area
- triangulationLocation via three points
leveling · staking · chain · rod · plat · metes and bounds · baseline · datum
Creating geographic representations
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- contourBounding line of shape
- elevationHeight above reference point
- GISSpatial data framework
geospatial · photogrammetry · LIDAR · remote sensing · plotting · scale · projection · coordinate system
Legal land boundary
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- lotLarge amount or portion
- tractArea of land
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
deed · title · corner · monument · marker · fence line · adjoining · demarcation
Formal inquiry form
- pollGathering of opinions
- censusOfficial population count
- respondentOne who gives answers
- sampleSubset for study
demographic · feedback · opinion · data collection · interview · focus group · response rate · methodology
Systematic visual examination
- viewingAct of watching something
- examiningInspecting with care
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
- overlookingFailing to see or consider
watching · scrutinizing · assessing · reconnaissance · visual inspection · site visit · walkthrough · field observation
Classification by rank
- excavationAct of unearthing
- cut and fillEarthwork balancing technique
- stakingRisking something valuable
- as-builtFinal built condition
setout · building footprint · slope · earthwork · site plan · cross-section · profile · alignment
Surveying team member
- rodmanSurveyor's staff carrier
- party chiefHead of political organization
- professional engineerLicensed technical design authority
- registrationFormal recording of participation
theodolite
Precision angle-measuring instrument
triangulation · leveling · staking · chain · rod · plat · metes and bounds · baseline · datum · setback
cartography
Creating geographic representations
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- contourBounding line of shape
- elevationHeight above reference point
GIS · geospatial · photogrammetry · LIDAR · remote sensing · plotting · scale · projection · coordinate system · GPS
property line
Legal land boundary
encroachment · deed · title · corner · monument · marker · fence line · adjoining · demarcation · legal description
questionnaire
Formal inquiry form
- pollGathering of opinions
- censusOfficial population count
- respondentOne who gives answers
sample · demographic · feedback · opinion · data collection · interview · focus group · response rate · methodology · participant
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- viewingAct of watching something
- examiningInspecting with care
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
overlooking · watching · scrutinizing · assessing · reconnaissance · visual inspection · site visit · walkthrough · field observation · monitoring
grade
Classification by rank
- excavationAct of unearthing
- cut and fillEarthwork balancing technique
- stakingRisking something valuable
as-built · setout · building footprint · slope · earthwork · site plan · cross-section · profile · alignment · subgrade
chainman
Surveying team member
- rodmanSurveyor's staff carrier
- party chiefHead of political organization
- professional engineerLicensed technical design authority
- land historyhomesteading, homesteads, Homestead Act, land rush, land speculation
- polar explorationAmundsen, Roald Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton, Ernest Shackleton
- aerial mappingaerial photography, aerial photo, photogrammetry, satellite imagery, satellite image
- land lawleasehold, freehold, easement, easements, land title
- siteworkclearing, grubbing, excavation, earthmoving, earth moving
- terrain methodsterrain analysis, mapping, LiDAR, remote sensing, GIS
surveyingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · overlooking · disregarding · missing · tuning out
surveyingguessing
Estimating without certainty
estimating · eyeballing · approximating · guesstimating · ballparking
surveyingglimpsing
Seeing briefly, incompletely
scrutinizing · glancing · focusing · peeking · zeroing in
- land surveyingMeasuring and mapping terrain
survey, surveyed, surveys, surveyor, surveyors, unsurveyed, resurvey, surveyable, resurveyed