IMPORTANCE OF LEVELLING IN FIELD WORK
Leveling is a method or element of land surveying which deals with determining points on land surface above sea level. The points of known height are called benchmarks and they are determined from an assumed zero height point at sea level called a datum. It employs leveling instruments such as theodolite and the Abney level. The following are importance of leveling in field work: It help the surveyor or cartographer to make contour maps of the land sea surface. this is because it determines the benchmark It helps pipe transport engineers to ensure appropriate slope of the land that will allow smooth movement of the liquid in the transit e.g water and liquid It help contractors to lay a level ground on which they can elect the building It is also important in the construction of routes of transport like roads and railways RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT ...