Survey:
To
examine or look at in a comprehensive way. To inspect carefully;
scrutinise.
The process of
Surveying:
A
report on or a map of what is surveyed.
Surveying:
(courtesy of Dr.Fred Cawood)
Surveying is an
applied measurement discipline that draws to varying degrees on the sciences,
technology and the arts. Surveyors acquire, manage, manipulate and present field
data in a suitable format. Measurements and observations are necessary to
determine the positions, areas and volumes of natural and man-made features on
the earth’s surface as well as underground, and to represent the results on
plans or maps drawn to a suitable scale. The mine surveyor will require
geodetic and topographic skills in carrying out prospecting surveys; cadastral
skills in dealing with mineral rights and mining lease boundaries; engineering
survey skills for the day-to-day operation of a mine; and cartographic skills
for preparation of surface and underground plans. The business or
occupation of a surveyor.
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