GPS Survey

Land surveying involves gathering information about the positions of certain points as well as the angles and distance between them. Through the use of certain instruments, surveyors can create maps, establish property lines, and gather important information for architects, engineers, and developers.

The accuracy of land surveying measurements is dependent on the quality of the instruments used to gather the data. With the invention of GPS technology, land surveyors are now able to make complex calculations more quickly and accurately than ever before

What Is GPS and How Is It Used in Land Surveying?

GPS stands for global positioning system, and it uses signals from satellites to pinpoint a location on the Earth’s surface. In addition to transmitting information about location, GPS can provide data about velocity and time synchronization for various forms of travel. GPS uses at least 24 separate satellites in a system that consists of six Earth-centered orbital planes, each having four satellites.

Generally speaking, GPS has five key uses:

  • Determining a position (location)

  • Moving from one place to another (navigation)

  • Monitoring the movement of a person or object (tracking)

  • Creating a map of an area (mapping)

  • Making precise time measurements (timing)

The Global Positioning System was originally developed for military use but has been readily available for civilian use since the 1990s. In addition to its use in mobile devices and car navigation systems, GPS is used for land surveying.

Surveying was one of the first commercial adaptations of GPS technology. It can provide accurate latitudinal and longitudinal location information regardless of weather conditions and without the need for measuring angles and distances between points. Though GPS makes surveying possible in nearly any location, it does have its limits.

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