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Suggested Syllabus for Colonial Probationers' Courses.

39

General Lecture

Subject.

The Making of a Map

Drawing

Large Scale Survey

Time (working days).

-

48

36

a.

Lecture

b.

Methods of cutting up work

c.

Chaining of Main and Split Lines

a.

Methods of Surveying Detail

e

Method of Booking

f.

Use of Instruments

g.

Large scale detail survey of areas controlled by triangulation or trig. traverse.

h.

Levelling

Plotting.

Triangulation and Comput ing

a.

Lecture

b.

Adjustments of Theodolites of various make s and sizes

12

1

3

C.

Base Measurement methods including invar tapes in catenary

Rough and precise

4

d.

Theodolite Observations. Triangulation including extension from measured base.

12

e.

Computations.

Including graphic methods, systems of indexing and filing.

6

Subtense and Tacheometry

2

Including Direct Reading Tacheometer

Instrumental Traverses

12

Precise and other methods, tacheometer, subtense etc.

Computations.

3

Carried forward

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