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United States. Government Printing Office, Surveying and Mapping (1982), is a subject bibliography listing current sources. Informative introductory texts on surveying include William C. Wattles, Land Survey Descriptions, rev. ed., edited by Gurdon H. Wattles (1974); Charles A. Herubin, Principles of Surveying, 3rd ed. (1982); J.G. Olliver and J. Clendinning, Principles of Surveying: Plane Surveying, 4th ed. (1978); Jerry A. Nathanson and Philip Kissam, Surveying Practice, 4th ed. (1988); R.H. Dugdale, Surveying, 3rd ed. (1980); and Jack C. McCormac, Surveying Fundamentals (1983). Comprehensive treatments include Charles B. Breed and George L. Hosmer, The Principles and Practices of Surveying, 11th ed., rev. by W. Faig, 2 vol. (1977); Raymond E. Davis et al., Surveying, Theory and Practice, 6th ed. (1981); Russell C. Brinker and Paul R. Wolf, Elementary Surveying, 7th ed. (1984); Francis H. Moffitt and Harry Bouchard, Surveying, 7th ed. (1982); and G. Bomford, Geodesy, 4th ed. (1980). Instruments used in the practice are discussed in J. Clendinning and J.G. Olliver, Principles and Use of Surveying Instruments, 3rd ed. (1969, reissued 1972); and M.A.R. Cooper, Modern Theodolites and Levels, 2nd ed. (1982). Hydrography is the subject of A.E. Ingham (ed.), Sea Surveying, 2 vol. (1975); and Melvin J. Umbach, Hydrographic Manual, 4th ed. (1976). International Hydrographic Bureau, Hydrographic Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1970), contains useful information; and International Hydrographic Bulletin (monthly) and International Hydrographic Review (semiannual), published by the same organization, provide data on current research and developments.
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| Modified link of Web site: PennState - College of Earth and Mineral Sciences - Land Surveying and Conventional Techniques for Measuring Positions on the Earths Surface. | Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Progress of Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology in the Information Age (PDF). | Apr 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Atlantic Canada Pressbooks Network - Technically Drawn - Surveying Field Notes. | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Otago - What is Surveying? | Nov 04, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference to nautical mile, updated British spelling. | Sep 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Surveying (PDF). | Jan 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Intergovernmental Committee on Survey and Mapping - Surveying. | Apr 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ferris State University - What is Surveying Engineering? | Jul 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Land Surveying and GPS. | Jun 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: PennState - College of Earth and Mineral Sciences - Land Surveying and Conventional Techniques for Measuring Positions on the Earths Surface. | Jan 31, 2023 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 30, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Purdue University - College o f Engineering - The History of Surveying. | May 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Board of Surveying and Spatial Information of New South Wales - Types of surveying. | Nov 01, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Consulting Surveyors NSW - Types of Surveying. | Nov 01, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 19, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Chiao Tung University - Department of Civil Engineering - Surveying Engineering. | Sep 11, 2012 | ||
| Moved discussion of the groma in order to credit it to the Greeks/Romans, rather than the Egyptians. Deleted mention of Romans acquiring Egyptian instruments. Changed date that steel tape began to supersede Gunter's chain from early 20th C. to late 19th. | Sep 16, 2010 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Aug 23, 1998 |