Plane Table Surveying
What is the Plane Table Surveying? The plane table surveying is considered one of the fastest and easiest methods of surveying. In this type of surveying Plotting of plans/map Observation of field can be done at the same time in plane table surveying. And this survey is useful in the following cases: where fields are in small-scale and are need to survey. It is also used in industrial areas where compass survey fails to perform. It is often used to fill in details between stations fixed by triangulation method or theodolite traversing method. Pieces of equipment Used in Plane Table Survey General equipment used for conducting plane table survey are Plane table Alidade for sighting (telescopic or simple) Plumb bob and plumb fork Compass Spirit level Chain Ranging rods Tripod Drawing sheet and drawing tools Paper clips or screws