ABE 306
Land Surveying and Geographical Information System
2
Course Description
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Undertake cadastral, levelling and topographic surveys essential for anti-soil erosion
intervention;
2. Conduct levelling survey for road construction and farmstead planning; and
3. Use GIS to do contour mapping for contour farming and reclamation of gullies.
Course Outline
Definitions. Measurement of distances. Ise of minor instruments. Random errors. Chain
surveying. Bearing of lines. Levelling. Topographic surveys. Traversing. Theodolite
traversing. Plane table surveying. Triangulation. Land shaping and earthwork. Map reading.
Photogrammetry. Aerial photography. Geographical Information System.