Surveying by IARE
Surveying is defined as “taking a general view of, by observation and measurement determining the boundaries, size, position, quantity, condition, value etc. of land, estates, building, farms mines etc. and finally presenting the survey data in a suitable form”. This PDF covers the following topics related to Surveying : Introduction, Linear and Angular Measurements, Leveling and Contouring, Computation of Areas and Volumes, Theodolite and Traverse Surveying, Tacheometric and Advanced Surveying.
Author(s): B Suresh, Assistant Professor, CE Dept, Civil Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
98 Pages 
Lecture note on Surveying by Velammal college of engineering and Technology
This lecture note desribes the following topics: introduction to Surveying, Classification and basic principles Linear Measurement, Chain Surveying, Compass Traversing, Errors In Chain Surveying, Corrections In Chain Surveying, Plane table surveying, Radiation, Intersection and traversing, Levelling description of level instruments, Simple levelling and fly levelling methods, Contours, Methods of grid levelling, Contours Map preparation, Computation of area and volume, Theodolite description of the instrument and Traversing and Introduction to setting of curves.
Author(s): Velammal college of engineering and Technology
104 Pages
This note covers Measuring horizontal distances, Vertical measurements, Construction staking, Slopes and grades, Field exercises, examples and solutions.
Author(s): Transportation Information Center
53 Pages
This PDF covers the following topics related to Surveying : Triangulation and Trilateration, Contour Lines and digital terrain model, Curves, Photogrammetry, Introduction to Remote Sensing, GPS and GIS.
Author(s): School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
70 Pages
Surveying by DR A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University
This note explains Historical Surveying, Surveying Science and Profession, Methods of height determination, Levelling and the surveyors level.
Author(s): DR A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow
38 Pages
This note covers the following topics: Introduction to surveying and Mapping, Measurements and Errors, Measurement of Horizontal distance, Measurement of Vertical Distance, Representation of Vertical Distance, Measurement of Relative Direction of Line, Measurement of Horizontal and Vertical Distance Simultaneously, Measurement of Absolute Direction, Control Survey, Location of Details and Route Survey.
Author(s): NPTEL
NA Pages
Lecture Note On Advanced Surveying
Objective of this note is to teach the basics and elements of different types of curves on roads and their Preliminary survey and to learn about surveying applications in setting out of curves, buildings, culverts and tunnels.
Author(s): Pratap Kumar Pradhan
105 Pages
