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Suggested Syllabus for Colonial Probationers' Courses.
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General Lecture
Subject.
The Making of a Map
Drawing
Large Scale Survey
Time (working days).
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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.
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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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