The history of land surveying is very interesting and diverse and it is in fact one of the oldest professions in the world. In today’s guide we shall look at the history of land surveying and how it has influenced modern land surveying.History of Land Surveying  First example  in the history of land surveying date back to the ancient Egyptians during the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza in 2700 BC. There is evidence of the Egyptiansusing basic...

By the 1990s, simple and almost remote tools were still used in land surveying, like tape measurements, rulers and theodolites. Uncomplicated items that helped scientists to find their three-dimensional position in the planet. But the need for more sophisticated and less time consuming tools pushed scientists and researchers around the globe to find better ways to locate themselves. The first top of the line tools used in land surveying would contain prisms,...

There are many different types of land surveys. Residential land surveys <Ladder survey institute> are among the most common, and are the type of survey most likely to be encountered by the general public. Residential land surveying involves the precise measurements of the boundaries of a certain piece of real estate. This may also be called a boundary survey. Land surveys may be used inthe case of property disputes or before you build on the land; title and...