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Theory and Practice Terms

Level surface- curve surface where every element is


normal to the plumb line
Mean sea level-particular surface at the average sea
level
Level line-continuous line formed by the level surface
Horizontal datum-the surface to which horizontal
distances are referred and consist of (a) an initial point
or origin, (b) the direction of a line from this origin, (c)
the polar and equatorial axes of the figure of the earth
that best fits the area to be surveyed
Vertical Datum-the surface to which all vertical
distances are referred
Geodetic Surveying-surveying which takes into account
the true shape of the earth
Plane Surveying- type of surveying in which the mean of
the earth is considered as plane

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