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TRAVERSE SURVEYING [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Techniques
  • Cartography
DEF

The process of making a traverse.

CONT

Traversing is that type of survey in which a number of connected survey lines form the framework and the directions and lengths of the survey lines are measured with the help of an angle measuring instrument and a tape or chain respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'arpentage
  • Cartographie
DEF

En arpentage, report d'une série de droites joignant des points l'un à l'autre, les distances et les angles étant précisément mesurés.

OBS

polygonation : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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