Surveying for Line Design

Surveying is a line design skill to collect required field information to effectively design distribution power lines and draft easement descriptions. Participants learn how to obtain ground elevations and traverse lines from surveying instruments, highway construction plans and property descriptions.

TOPICS
  • Converting Degrees to Decimals
  • Converting Decimals to Degrees
  • Add Angles in Degree Minute Second Format
  • Types of Measured Angles
  • Bearings
  • Open Traverse Computations
  • Leveling
  • Engineer’s Transit
  • Total Station
  • Circular Curves
  • Stadia Survey
  • Traverse Survey
  • Grain Bin Measurements
  • Conductor Sag