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 Egyptians

using basic geometry to redraw boundary lines when the Nile overflowed its banks.The Romans were the next civilization to advance on the initial land surveying techniques of the Egyptians. Historical evidence shows that the Roman Empire was the first civilization to employ an official land surveyor within their Empire. They used simple tools to create straight lines and angles.

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, also known as reflectors, so they could find the measurements of the lights that would return and make it possible for one to know the distancing of a determined spot. Nowadays the distancing measurements tools are fully robotic, and the locations are completely satellite automated. The GPS (Global Positioning System) is a more secure and fast way to measure a vast piece of land without having to waste so much time to determine the area you're trying to ascertain.