Introduction to Surveying

Author: Ning Jinsheng
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book can be used as a textbook for surveying and mapping engineering majors and related disciplines in higher education institutions, as well as a reference book for science and technology workers and managers engaged in surveying and mapping to learn professional knowledge. This book is a general textbook for public professional basic courses in surveying and mapping engineering, organized by Wuhan University and written by five academicians under the guidance of the National Advisory Committee on Surveying and Mapping Education in Higher Education. The book briefly introduces the basic content, fundamental theories, and new technology developments of contemporary surveying and mapping, as well as their status and role in national economic development and national defense construction. The book consists of eleven chapters, covering content such as geodesy, photogrammetry, cartography, engineering surveying, marine surveying, spatial positioning and navigation technology, remote sensing science and technology, geographic information systems, measurement adjustment and data processing, as well as geospatial information science and digital earth.