From the course: Practical Engineering
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How land surveying works
From the course: Practical Engineering
How land surveying works
- We use all kinds of measuring tools in our everyday lives. Rulers, protractors, squares, and tape measures, et cetera. These work fine for small and medium sized projects, but what if we need to lay out something big, like a road, bridge, dam, or pipeline? Hey, I'm Grady, and this is Practical Engineering. On today's episode, we're talking about one of the civil engineer's most important companions, the land surveyor. And we're going to do a little bit of surveying you can try at home. (upbeat electronic music) Surveying is essentially the science of taking big measurements. And you've probably seen these guys on the side of the road looking through fancy equipment on a tripod. Just about any civil engineering project starts with a survey to determine the legal boundaries between parcels of property, the location of existing infrastructure, and the slopes and topography of the land. Humans have always had a penchant for building big stuff which means surveying is a career full of…
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