Land Surveying Laboratory

Overview/Purpose
The Land Surveying Laboratory was established with the purpose of enabling students to practice land surveying techniques using a wide spectrum of surveying equipment ranging from traditional levels, transits, and theodolites to the latest electronic total stations with data collectors and digital GPS equipment. Most of the work undertaken by the students is carried outdoors, however, certain exercises can be conducted inside to accommodate adverse weather conditions.

Types of Work Performed:

• Distance by Pacing
• Distance by Using Steel Tape
• Setting a Temporary Benchmark Using Differential Leveling
• Multi-Story Leveling
• Profile and Cross-Section Leveling
• Closing the Horizon
• Double Angle Traverse
• Angle Tape Traverse
• Traverse Computations
• Measurement by Triangulation
• Indirect Measurement by Triangulation
• Traverse Radiation
• Topographic Survey
• Laser Leveling and Topography
• Boundary Survey
• Sewer Layout with Offset Staking
• Setting Slope Stakes
• Vertical Curves
• Horizontal Curve Layout
• Setting Control Points
• Site Platting and Subdivision
• Plot Layout
• Building Layout
• Road Layout

• CEMT 104 Fundamentals of Surveying
• CEMT 308 GPS for Surveyors
• CEMT 312 Construction Surveying
• High School Lab Experience Sessions (Session #12)

• Sokkia SET 5 and SET 6 Total Stations
• TDS Recon Data Collectors with Survey Pro Software
• Leica NA-24 Automatic Levels
• Leitz/Sokkisha C3E Automatic Levels
• Leitz/Sokkisha BT-20 and BT-30 Transits
• Spectra-Physics Laser Level with Laser Detectors
• LaserMark Laser Level with Laser Detectors