ADVANCED SURVEYING, 2E

Extensively revised and updated, the second edition of Advanced Surveying includes the latest advancements and instruments in the field such as total station, electronic distance measuring (EDM), GPS and LIDAR. The modern trends of remote sensing and GIS are presented with several case studies. A must-have for all undergraduate students of civil engineering! Practicing engineering and students studying geoinformatics/geomatics will also find the book extremely useful.Features? New – Chapters on Basics of Global Positioning Systems and Surveying Using Global Positioning Systems ? New – Chapter on Spatial Analysis discussing classification of analytic functions of a GIS and overlay function.? New ? Appendix A deals with the basic geodetic aspects required for GPS-based surveying? New – Appendices B?D provide step-by-step field procedure of various models of total stations? Covers modern surveying instruments such as automatic levels, digital levels, micro-optic? theodolites, LIDAR, digital plan meters and laser levels ? Dedicated Chapter on Applications of GIS with inclusion of new case studiesTable of Contents Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts of Geographic Information System Chapter 2 GIS Data Models Chapter 3 Data Acquisition Chapter 4 Maps and Map Projections Chapter 5 The Coordinate System Chapter 6 Spatial Analysis Chapter 7 Application of GIS Chapter 8 Basics of Total Station Chapter 9 Electronic Distance Measurements Chapter 10 Surveying Using Total Station Chapter 11 Data Collection Procedures Chapter 12 Automatic Level, Digital Level and Optical Theodolites Chapter 13 Aerial Surveying Chapter 14 Fundamentals of Remote SensingChapter 15 Basics of Global Positioning System Chapter 16 Surveying Using Global Positioning System