CIVL 2010 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
What is the definition of Surveying (geomatics)? - Answers the science, art, and technology of
determining the relative positions of points above, on, or beneath the Earth's surface, or of
establishing such points.
What does IFS stand for? - Answers International Federation of Surveyors
A plum bob provides a line that follows the local direction of _______ - Answers gravity
What does GIS stand for? - Answers Geographic Information Systems
What is a GIS? - Answers a system of hardware, software, data and organizational structure for
collecting, storing, manipulating, and spatially analyzing "geo-referenced" data, and displaying
both graphical and descriptive information resulting from those process
How do you calculate a residual value? - Answers mean - value
variance equation - Answers sum of (each sample point minus the mean)^2 / (Total # of counts
minus 1)
standard deviation equation - Answers the square root of the variance
What are two general classifications of surveys - Answers geodetic and plane
What is geodetic surveying? - Answers Surveys that take into account the curvature of the Earth.
What does the acronym ECEF stand for? - Answers earth centered, earth fixed
What is a plane survey? - Answers a survey that considers the surface of the Earth to be a flat
plane, so curvature is not taken into consideration.
how are surveys important for engineering? - Answers For example, surveys are required to plan,
construct, and maintain highways, railroads, rapid-transit systems, buildings, bridges, missile
ranges, launching sites, tracking stations, tunnels, canals, irrigation ditches, dams, drainage
works, urban land subdivisions, water supply and sewage systems, pipelines, and mine shafts.
What are 5 specialized surveys that are easy to remember? - Answers Sea, Original, Solar,
Alignment, and Subdivision
S.O.S.A.S
What does the office work of a surveyor involve? - Answers (1) conducting research and
analysis in preparing for surveys, (2) computing and processing the data obtained from field
measurements, and (3) preparing maps, plats, charts, reports, and other documents according
to client specifications.
, What does the acronym OSHA stand for, and what do they do? - Answers Occupational Safety
and Health Administration. They develop safety standards and guidelines that apply to the
various conditions and situations that can be encountered.
What are some safety concerns of surveyors? - Answers job sites near highways, in
construction zones where heavy machinery is operating, dangerous animals, and angry land
owners.
What does the acronym LIS stand for? - Answers Land Information Systems
What do LIS and GIS systems do? - Answers These computer-based systems enable storing,
integrating, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying virtually any type of spatially related
information about our environment.
What does the acronym NGS stand for? - Answers National Geodetic Survey
What does NGS do? - Answers included control surveys to establish a network of reference
monuments throughout the United States that serve as points for originating surveys
What does the acronym USGS stand for and what do they do? - Answers U.S. Geological Survey.
Map our nation and the survey of its resources.
What does the acronym BLM stand for and what do they do? - Answers Bureau of Land
Management. Responsible for managing public lands.
What does the acronym NSPS stand for and who do they represent? - Answers National Society
of Professional Surveyors. Represents boundary and construction surveyors.
What does the acronym AAGS stand for and who do they represent? - Answers American
Association for Geodetic Surveying. Represents geodetic surveying professionals.
What does GLIS stand for and who do they represent? - Answers Geographic and Land
Information Society. Represents those involved in GIS.
what does the acronym ASPRS stand for and what do they do? - Answers American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Major interests are directed towards the use of aerial
and satellite imagery. Also devoted to advancement of the fields of measurement and mapping.
What does the acronym ASCE stand for? - Answers American Society of Civil Engineers
What does the acronym SAGES stand for? - Answers Surveying and Geomatics Educators
Society
What does the acronym URISA stand for? - Answers Urban and Regional Information Systems
Association.
What does the acronym CIG stand for? - Answers Canadian Institute of Geomatics
What is the definition of Surveying (geomatics)? - Answers the science, art, and technology of
determining the relative positions of points above, on, or beneath the Earth's surface, or of
establishing such points.
What does IFS stand for? - Answers International Federation of Surveyors
A plum bob provides a line that follows the local direction of _______ - Answers gravity
What does GIS stand for? - Answers Geographic Information Systems
What is a GIS? - Answers a system of hardware, software, data and organizational structure for
collecting, storing, manipulating, and spatially analyzing "geo-referenced" data, and displaying
both graphical and descriptive information resulting from those process
How do you calculate a residual value? - Answers mean - value
variance equation - Answers sum of (each sample point minus the mean)^2 / (Total # of counts
minus 1)
standard deviation equation - Answers the square root of the variance
What are two general classifications of surveys - Answers geodetic and plane
What is geodetic surveying? - Answers Surveys that take into account the curvature of the Earth.
What does the acronym ECEF stand for? - Answers earth centered, earth fixed
What is a plane survey? - Answers a survey that considers the surface of the Earth to be a flat
plane, so curvature is not taken into consideration.
how are surveys important for engineering? - Answers For example, surveys are required to plan,
construct, and maintain highways, railroads, rapid-transit systems, buildings, bridges, missile
ranges, launching sites, tracking stations, tunnels, canals, irrigation ditches, dams, drainage
works, urban land subdivisions, water supply and sewage systems, pipelines, and mine shafts.
What are 5 specialized surveys that are easy to remember? - Answers Sea, Original, Solar,
Alignment, and Subdivision
S.O.S.A.S
What does the office work of a surveyor involve? - Answers (1) conducting research and
analysis in preparing for surveys, (2) computing and processing the data obtained from field
measurements, and (3) preparing maps, plats, charts, reports, and other documents according
to client specifications.
, What does the acronym OSHA stand for, and what do they do? - Answers Occupational Safety
and Health Administration. They develop safety standards and guidelines that apply to the
various conditions and situations that can be encountered.
What are some safety concerns of surveyors? - Answers job sites near highways, in
construction zones where heavy machinery is operating, dangerous animals, and angry land
owners.
What does the acronym LIS stand for? - Answers Land Information Systems
What do LIS and GIS systems do? - Answers These computer-based systems enable storing,
integrating, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying virtually any type of spatially related
information about our environment.
What does the acronym NGS stand for? - Answers National Geodetic Survey
What does NGS do? - Answers included control surveys to establish a network of reference
monuments throughout the United States that serve as points for originating surveys
What does the acronym USGS stand for and what do they do? - Answers U.S. Geological Survey.
Map our nation and the survey of its resources.
What does the acronym BLM stand for and what do they do? - Answers Bureau of Land
Management. Responsible for managing public lands.
What does the acronym NSPS stand for and who do they represent? - Answers National Society
of Professional Surveyors. Represents boundary and construction surveyors.
What does the acronym AAGS stand for and who do they represent? - Answers American
Association for Geodetic Surveying. Represents geodetic surveying professionals.
What does GLIS stand for and who do they represent? - Answers Geographic and Land
Information Society. Represents those involved in GIS.
what does the acronym ASPRS stand for and what do they do? - Answers American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Major interests are directed towards the use of aerial
and satellite imagery. Also devoted to advancement of the fields of measurement and mapping.
What does the acronym ASCE stand for? - Answers American Society of Civil Engineers
What does the acronym SAGES stand for? - Answers Surveying and Geomatics Educators
Society
What does the acronym URISA stand for? - Answers Urban and Regional Information Systems
Association.
What does the acronym CIG stand for? - Answers Canadian Institute of Geomatics
