In: Civil Engineering
A surveying team has to conduct a surveying assignment on a hot summer day. The area where the survey is supposed to be conducted is in the vicinity of a busy metropolitan area with lots of traffic. Assume the surveying firm has the following tools: gunter’s chain, steel tape, EDM, Electronic theodolite and a total station. Which one of the instruments would be most suitable and what advantages does it have over other tools? Explain in terms of time, error in collection of measurements, accuracy, data collection and ease in the collection of data.