Land-surveying
1land-surveying — landˈ surveyˈing noun Measurement and mapping of land • • • Main Entry: ↑land …
2Section (United States land surveying) — thumb|277px|Sectioning a township.In U.S. land surveying, a section is an area nominally one mile square, containing 640 acres (2.6 km²). Nominally, 36 sections make up a survey township on a rectangular grid. As the townships are based on… …
3Land measurement — is the general concept describing the application and theory of measurement of land. Surveying is an important component of land measurement …
4Surveying — For other uses, see Survey (disambiguation). US Navy Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument …
5Land Ordinance of 1785 — The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress on May 20, 1785. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the inhabitants of the United States. Therefore, the …
6Land economy — is the study of law, economics, and the environment insofar as they relate to land usage and development. The University of Cambridge and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology are currently the only universities in the world offering …
7surveying — [sər vā′iŋ] n. 1. the act of one who surveys 2. the science or work of making land surveys …
8surveying — /seuhr vay ing/, n. 1. the science or scientific method of making surveys of land. 2. the occupation of one who makes land surveys. 3. the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days. [1425 75; late ME: act of examining… …
9Land mine — For other uses, see Land mine (disambiguation). Minefield redirects here. For other uses, see Minefield (disambiguation). Examples of anti personnel mines. From left to right: an M14, Valmara 69 (a bounding mine), and VS 50 …
10surveying — survey sur‧vey 2 [ˈsɜːveɪ, səˈveɪ ǁ ˈsɜːr , sər ] verb [transitive] 1. to ask a group of people a set of questions to find out about their opinions or behaviour: • The agency surveys executives in about 300 companies around the country. • Only… …
