,Elementary
Surveying
An Introduction
to Geomatics
Thirteenth Edition
CHARLES D. GHILANI
The Pennsylvania State University
PAUL R. WOLF
Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Prentice Hall
,Vice President and Editorial Director, ECS: Marcia J. Horton
Executive Editor: Holly Stark
Editorial Assistant: Keri Rand
Vice President, Production: Vince O’Brien
Senior Managing Editor: Scott Disanno
Production Liaison: Jane Bonnell
Production Editor: Anoop Chaturvedi, MPS Limited, a Macmillan Company
Senior Operations Supervisor: Alan Fischer
Operations Specialist: Lisa McDowell
Executive Marketing Manager: Tim Galligan
Marketing Assistant: Mack Patterson
Senior Art Director and Cover Designer: Kenny Beck
Cover Images: Top: Tuscany landscape at sunset with San Gimignano in the background/
Stefano Tiraboschi/Shutterstock; Bottom: Satellite image of San Gimignano, Italy/DigitalGlobe
and eMap International
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Media Editor: Daniel Sandin
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ghilani, Charles D.
Elementary surveying : an introduction to geomatics / Charles D. Ghilani,
Paul R. Wolf. — 13th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-255434-3
ISBN-10: 0-13-255434-8
1. Surveying. 2. Geomatics. I. Wolf, Paul R. II. Title.
TA545.G395—2012
526.9–dc22
2010032525
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-255434-3
ISBN-10: 0-13-255434-8
, Table of Contents
PREFACE XVII
What’s New in This Edition? xviii
Acknowledgments xviii
1 • INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Definition of Surveying 1
1.2 Geomatics 3
1.3 History of Surveying 4
1.4 Geodetic and Plane Surveys 9
1.5 Importance of Surveying 10
1.6 Specialized Types of Surveys 11
1.7 Surveying Safety 13
1.8 Land and Geographic Information Systems 14
1.9 Federal Surveying and Mapping Agencies 15
1.10 The Surveying Profession 16
1.11 Professional Surveying Organizations 17
1.12 Surveying on the Internet 18
1.13 Future Challenges in Surveying 19
Problems 20
Bibliography 21
Surveying
An Introduction
to Geomatics
Thirteenth Edition
CHARLES D. GHILANI
The Pennsylvania State University
PAUL R. WOLF
Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Prentice Hall
,Vice President and Editorial Director, ECS: Marcia J. Horton
Executive Editor: Holly Stark
Editorial Assistant: Keri Rand
Vice President, Production: Vince O’Brien
Senior Managing Editor: Scott Disanno
Production Liaison: Jane Bonnell
Production Editor: Anoop Chaturvedi, MPS Limited, a Macmillan Company
Senior Operations Supervisor: Alan Fischer
Operations Specialist: Lisa McDowell
Executive Marketing Manager: Tim Galligan
Marketing Assistant: Mack Patterson
Senior Art Director and Cover Designer: Kenny Beck
Cover Images: Top: Tuscany landscape at sunset with San Gimignano in the background/
Stefano Tiraboschi/Shutterstock; Bottom: Satellite image of San Gimignano, Italy/DigitalGlobe
and eMap International
Art Editor: Greg Dulles
Media Editor: Daniel Sandin
Composition/Full-Service Project Management: MPS Limited, a Macmillan Company
Mathcad is a registered trademark of Parametric Technology Corporation or its subsidiaries
in the U.S. and in other countries.
Excel is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Copyright © 2012, 2008, 2006, 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
07458. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is pro-
tected by Copyright and permissions should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited
reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use materials from this
work, please submit a written request to Pearson Higher Education, Permissions Department,
1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.
The author and publisher of this book have used their best efforts in preparing this book. These
efforts include the development, research, and testing of the theories and programs to determine
their effectiveness. The author and publisher make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied,
with regard to these programs or the documentation contained in this book. The author and
publisher shall not be liable in any event for incidental or consequential damages in connection
with, or arising out of, the furnishing, performance, or use of these programs.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ghilani, Charles D.
Elementary surveying : an introduction to geomatics / Charles D. Ghilani,
Paul R. Wolf. — 13th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-255434-3
ISBN-10: 0-13-255434-8
1. Surveying. 2. Geomatics. I. Wolf, Paul R. II. Title.
TA545.G395—2012
526.9–dc22
2010032525
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-255434-3
ISBN-10: 0-13-255434-8
, Table of Contents
PREFACE XVII
What’s New in This Edition? xviii
Acknowledgments xviii
1 • INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Definition of Surveying 1
1.2 Geomatics 3
1.3 History of Surveying 4
1.4 Geodetic and Plane Surveys 9
1.5 Importance of Surveying 10
1.6 Specialized Types of Surveys 11
1.7 Surveying Safety 13
1.8 Land and Geographic Information Systems 14
1.9 Federal Surveying and Mapping Agencies 15
1.10 The Surveying Profession 16
1.11 Professional Surveying Organizations 17
1.12 Surveying on the Internet 18
1.13 Future Challenges in Surveying 19
Problems 20
Bibliography 21
