The surveyors are needed
for every construction project. They perform all the necessary land
measurements which are required by the construction architects and
engineers. In order to perform accurate measurements, the surveyors
use different kinds of surveying tools and surveying
accessories. Their work depends heavily on their surveying
equipment for gathering precise and accurate information easily and
quickly. Many different kinds of surveying tools have been
developed over the years to help the surveyors when measuring
different ground parameters. For every land parameter different and
specific surveying tools are needed.
The following text will
describe the surveying tools, both old and new, that can be found on the market, and will highlight the importance of the main
surveying tools which are used by the surveyors.
Surveying Tools
And Accessories- Old. Many years ago, in ancient times, the main
surveying equipment was consisted of chains, transit, solar and
traditional compass, theodolite and other surveying tools. The
chains were used for measuring the distance between two different
points. The compass was needed for measuring the direction of a
particular ground line. Solar compass was used by the surveyors for
measuring the latitude and the direction of certain point with the
help of the stars and the sun. A smaller metallic tape was used for
measuring short distances.
With time, the surveying
techniques and the surveying tools became more advanced and
improved. More simple and advanced theodolite was developed for
measuring horizontal and vertical angles, and basic level was used
for measuring different heights. Measuring wheels were introduced to
help the surveyors when measuring long distances in a relatively
short time. These surveying tools were available in two main
types: mechanical and electrical.
From the 1900s, the
surveyors started to use more advanced and technologically improved
surveying tools and surveying accessories such as:
automatic levels, planimeters, theodolites and other tools for more
accurate measurements. The surveying planimeter was used for
asymmetrical land areas measurements, whereas the theodolites helped
the surveyors a lot in measuring horizontal and vertical angles. The
new theodolite that was introduced was consisted of one rotating
telescope that was attached on a perpendicular axis. The auto level
is another useful surveying tool that was used by the surveyors
mainly for horizontal level measurements. In the past most of the
surveying tools were mounted on a tripod, which provided
additional support for the surveying tools. As the name
indicates, the tripod was designed with three legs with different
lengths. Many of the previously mentioned surveying tools and
accessories like the theodolites, planimeter, tripod and many others
are still used today by the modern surveyors.
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