Surveying
Surveying is the art and science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them. These points are usually, but not exclusively, associated with positions on the surface of the Earth, and are often used to establish land boundaries for ownership or governmental purposes.
Famous surveyors
- Benjamin Banneker
- Len Beadell (Australia)
- Daniel Boone
- Admiral John Bossler
- Captain James Cook (navigator - Britain)
- Walt Disney (subdivision maps)
- Andrew Ellicott
- John Ericsson
- Sir George Everest (India)
- Peter Fidler
- Sir John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury
- Malcolm Fraser (Australia)
- Captain John C. Fremont
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Thomas Jefferson
- Harry Johnston
- Lewis and Clark
- Abraham Lincoln
- Liu Hui
- Colonel William Light (Australia)
- Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon
- Metius
- Major Sir Thomas Mitchell (Australia)
- John Septimus Roe (Australia)
- General William Roy
- Willem Schermerhorn
- David Thompson
- Henry David Thoreau
- George Washington
- Peter Pond (Canada)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Canada)
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Origins |
| ► | Types of surveys |
| ► | Modern surveying |
| ► | Surveying as a career |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Famous surveyors |
| ► | External links |
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