Surveying Final

Which of the following are Engineering Surveying Activities?

-Construction -Project Control Project Design -As-Built -Quality Control

Sources of error of GPS include ___________________

-Cycle ambiguity -Multipathing -Satellite masking

land surveying is bound by regulations with respect to

-accuracy and precision -measurements -descriptions

GPS signals contain information about ________________ of the sending satellite

-direction of travel -position -time

The primary factor in the cost of Earthwork is _____________________.

-equipment -fuel -time

Which of the following does a LIDAR instrument consist of?

-laser -scanner -GPS receiver

Land Surveying deals with the ___________________ of land and improvements

-measurement -description -division

A Compound Circular Curve is used where the _______________________ changes within the curved roadway section.

-radius of curvature -center of curvature -degree of curve

An example of a Linear Project Survey is a ________________ project.

-storm drain -pipeline -roadway

Old Legal Descriptions may contain __________________ as markers for corners in the closed traverse.

-trees -iron rods -an X chiseled on a rock

Survey grade GPS units are usually capable of accuracy to _____________, given good conditions

1-1.5 cm

GPS satellites orbit at an altitude of ___________________ miles.

12500

The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) public land surveys in the United States and Canada provided for Townships that are __________________

6 miles square

The public land survey (PLSS) typically divides land into

6-mile square townships

____________________ provide Global Navigation Satellite System data

CORS

What is CORS?

Continuously Operating Reference Stations

EVC

End of vertical curve

Elev=HI+BS

False

LIDAR

Light Detection and Ranging

PVI

Point of Vertical Intersection

seven types of surveys

Property final route hydrographic construction aerial topographic

HI=Elev+BS

True

Hoe close your answer is to the the exact answer is an example of

accuracy

Simpson's rule is used to compute the __________________ of an irregular side of a closed traverse.

area

A final survey documents the project _____________________________.

as it was actually constructed

Direction angles are measured in the clockwise direction from north

azimuth

In a surveying leveling procedure a ??? is a differential elevation of a point behind the instrument

backsight

BVC

beginning of vertical curve

the two basic categories of surveying are ??? and ???

boundry, engineering

identifiable or reproducible landmarks or monuments in the deed records for a property are

bounds

Sections within each township are designated with a section number beginning at the northeast corner of the township, progressing west and south _______________________

boustrophedonically

Summing latitudes around a closed figure should result in _____________

cancelling

A Reversed Curve is used where the ______________________ changes sides of the alignment.

center of curvature

Horizontal Curves are straight sections of roadway joined by _______________ curves.

circular

LiDAR scanning lowers risk by ensuring as-built drawings are ___________________________ by exposing any inaccuracies

complete and accurate

he construction surveyor has a responsibility to the best interests of the ________

contractor

surveys establish a common, consistent network of physical monuments that are the basis for horizontal and vertical locations of civil projects

control

In surveying,elevations are always referenced to some kind of

datum

??? constitute a public record of all land transactions

deeds and records

Degree of Curve (D) is the ______________ per 100 ft (Station

deflection

_______________ is the east/west rectangular component of a line in Surveying

departure

project ?? surveys map existing features on a projected site, to provide basic information for the design of a civil works project

design

Length of Curve (L) is usually determined using the K value and the _______________________

design of speed

LIDAR measures _________________ by illuminating the target with laser light light and measuring the reflection with a sensor.

distances

which of the following are secondary cardinal directions

east and west

The design surveyor has a responsibility to the best interests of the _________________________

engineer

Project Design surveys map ____________________ on a project site, to provide basic information for the design of a civil works project.

existing features

A bearing is a direction measured clockwise from north

false

As Degree of Curve increases, the Radius of the Curve also increases.

false

The federal Bureau of Land Management has authority over public lands in Texas.

false

The surveyor performing construction oversight surveys may be the same surveyor performing the construction surveys.

false

a bearing angle can be greater than 90 degrees

false

an azimuth is a direction measured clockwise from north or south, whichever is closer

false

bearing direction angles are measured as the closer angle direction from north

false

true north is the point on the earth's surface the magnetized north end of a compass points at

false

If the existing ground surface must be built up, that is referred to as "_________________"

fill

geodetic surveying assumes that the ?? surveyed surface is projected onto a "spheroidal" mathematical surface

flat

The __________________ at each end of the curve are the 1st derivatives of the equation of the parabola at those points

grades

calculated elevation of the the level at each point of setup

height of instrument

Superelevation, or cant, of a highway curve allows vehicles to travel through the curve at _________________ than would otherwise be possible if the surface is flat or level.

higher speeds

On a laser level, a laswer sweeps around on a ??

horizontal plane

Control Surveys establish a common, consistent Network of Physical Monuments that are the basis for the ______________and ______________ locations of civil projects.

horizontal/vertical

A cloud on title means there is a ________________ in the chain of title of property

irregularity

surveying is a learned,licensed, self-policing profession dealing primarily with ?? measurement and ?? law

land

_______________ is the north/south rectangular component of a line in Surveying

latitude

The actual position computed by GPS is ______________ and _________________.

latitude, longitude

NCEES is a non profit orginization dedicated to advancing professional ??? for engineers and surveyors

licensure

Meridians of ??? converge at the poles and determine east and west position

longitude

A ______________ Diagram shows the relationship of Cut, Fill, and Haul Distance

mass haul

what is the core of the science of surveying?

mathematics

distances and Directions in the Deed Records for a property are ____________________

metes

GPS was originally developed and fielded for _______________________ use

military

These surveys involve the detailed positioning of the existing buildings on a parcel of land in relation to the boundaries.

mortgage surveys

One responsibility of the quality control surveyor is to verify the location of features that will be ________

obscured from inspection

the geoid is the shape that the ??? surface would take under the influence of the gravity and rotation of earth alone

ocean

The PLSS also divides land into one-mile-square sections. The area of a section is ??

one square miles 640 acres four quarter sections

The construction oversight surveyor has a responsibility to the best interests of the _________________________.

owner

the construction oversight surveyor is usually in the employ or under contract to the

owner

Electronic distance measurement uses ??? of infrared light to measure distances

phase shifting

Subdivision ___________ are an essential part of the land development process

plats

LIDAR scanning results in a dense, detail-rich group of elevation points, called a "____________________."

point cloud

RTK is used to enhance the ________________ of position data

precision

the refinement of the measuring process is an example of ???

precision

The ______________________ is a true north/south line that is extended in either direction from the initial point to the limits of the area covered by the township surveys.

principle meridian

Surveying is a ??? regulated in every state by a ??? board

profession,governing

Spiral Curves were originally designed for the _________________ to smooth the transition from a tangent into a circular curve.

railroads

geodetic surveying assumes that they surveyed surface is projected onto a ??? mathematical surface

shperoidal

Material that must be disposed of is ___________________.

spoil

the way to correct mistakes in surveying field note and level book entries is to ??

strike through

The Point of ________________ is the point at which the curve ends.

tangency

Any line passing through one and only one point on the circle is a

tangent

The straight sections of highways are known as _____________ sections

tangent

When surveying angles can be measured by distances using

tape trig trilateration

a ??? survey involves the detailed positioning of existing buildings on a a parcel of land in relation to the boundaries

title

LiDAR can see through thin cloth and overgrown plants and leaves,

true

A ??? is an intermediate point in a leveling procedure with a calculated elevation

turning point

What organization provides GPS?

united states government

_______________curves are parabolae.

vertical

plane surveying assumes a fixed ?? datum as part of ?? coordinates in 3D space

vertical, cartesian

The primary way Earthwork is measured is by ___________________.

volume