Journal of Surveying Engineering: Recent submissions
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Discussion of “<i>Draft Right‐of‐Way Guide</i>” by the Task Committee on Right‐of‐Way (August, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 3)
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Professional Surveyor: View of Future
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The future of surveying and mapping, as envisioned by the strategic plan of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), is presented. Based on underlying forces for change already at work, the plan outlines how ... -
Critical Aspects of Modern Surveying System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Managers of surveying organizations concerned about speed and return from investing in a modern electronic surveying systems should consider advantages such as greater accuracy, time savings, higher productivity, improved ... -
Thriving on Change: Model for Success in the 1990s
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The Information Age is upon us. What seemingly just yesterday was a passion—or at the very least a search for excellence in business management—has suddenly become the ability to “thrive on chaos.” New events and advances ... -
Mapping in U.S. Foreign Assistance Program
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Surveying and mapping are fundamental technologies in conducting the U.S. foreign assistance program. Mapped data play a key role in policy decisions made by the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID). These data ... -
Digital Charts for Marine Construction Activities: MicroCAD Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)This paper describes the design and development of an efficient, inexpensive, and fully automated method of generating accurate off‐line digital charts from microcomputers. The method involves the integration of existing ... -
Study of Temperature Effect on Behavior of Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)A very sensitive tiltmeter developed by the writers is used to study the small movements in civil engineering structures such as retaining walls, dams, foundations, etc. The use of this instrument, made of silica, is ... -
Free Tension Concept for Precise Taping
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)This paper presents a free tension concept for taping of horizontal or sloping distances. When free tension is used during taping, no corrections would be required to the measured or layed out distance. Free tension formulas ... -
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Digital Mapping for Utility Companies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Many large utility companies are using computerized graphics to assist in managing their facilities. The acronym AM/FM was coined by Henry A. Emery, a well‐known utilities consultant, over nine years ago to describe ... -
Application of Graph Theory to Computer‐Assisted Mapping
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)This paper analyzes the structural features of pipeline signs through the application of graph theory. The term pipeline is being used to describe a large number of linear objects encountered in survey field‐work. The paper ... -
Free Net Analysis under Squared Error Loss
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)It is often desirable, especially in deformation surveys, to use a free net adjustment where minimal control is used. An alternative view of free net analysis is provided using the squared error loss criterion and compared ... -
Discussion of “<i>Precision in Cross‐Sectional Area Calculations on Earthwork Determination</i>” by Youssuf M. Siyam (October, 1987, Vol. 113, No. 3)
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History and Method of Indian Allotment Surveys
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Federal land surveys were mandated by Indian treaties, executive orders, and acts of Congress to expedite the allotment of Indian reservations. Congressional funding for these surveys seldom equaled the costs of the task. ... -
General Direct Method for Land Subdivision
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The existing methods of land subdivision have been based on trialand‐error procedures and normally involve intermediate computations of geometric and trigonometric elements. This paper presents a method, which is in the ... -
Estimating Pit Excavation Volume Using Unequal Intervals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The current methods of estimating the excavation volume for a rectangular pit use excavation depth measurements at lattice points of a grid formed by marking off each of the -
Important Parameters Used in Geodetic Transformations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Modern geodetic space techniques, such as Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), Satellite Laser Ranging, (SLR), and Global Positioning Systems (GPS), can accurately determine the seven parameters of similarity ... -
PMCAD: Photogrammetric‐Based CAD System for Traffic Accident Mapping
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)A low‐cost, digital, three‐dimensional photogrammetric mapping system has been successfully developed and implemented on a microCAD system. Code‐named PMCAD, the system allows both two‐dimensional line maps and three‐dimensional ... -
Analytical Solution of Magnetic Declination Problem
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The magnetic declination problem involves the determination of present magnetic bearings (or azimuths) of township surveys for the purpose of retracement, based on original survey data. This paper presents an analytical ... -
Using Fish‐Eye Lens for GPS Site Reconnaissance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)One of the problems in the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) is that of rapid site evaluation and point reconnaisance. The paper utilizes a system developed for solar easement site analysis by fish‐eye lens photography ...