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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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survey oversee, supervise XV; determine the conditions of (a tract of ground); †inspect XVI; take a wide view OF. — AN.
survei(e)r, OF.
so(u)rveeir (pres. stem
survey-) :- medL.
supervidēre, f. L.
SUPER- +
vidēre see.
Hence sb. XVI. So
surveyor (
-OR1) XV. — AN., OF.
sur-,
sorve(i)our.
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Surveying as a sport.
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...geocaching public about the prospects of surveying as a career, the National Society of...highlight how the sport relates to the surveying profession. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...Steve Brosemer, LS, a "master" of surveying history, and Gina Poertner, president...
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Surveying courses from a distance: Metro State College of Denver offers distance delivery". (The Latest News).
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; In a time where many surveying degree programs are struggling, the...State College of Denver's (MSCD) Surveying and Mapping Degree program continues...latest step in the advancement of the surveying and mapping program is a "distance...
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The role of GIS in surveying education.(theacademicangle)
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Surveying programs have experienced big changes...to these changes. Ten years ago most surveying programs around the country were found...engineering departments. Several of these surveying programs are now stand-alone programs...
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Trimble Introduces New Surveying Products for the Connected Survey Site.
PR Newswire; 10/4/2005; 700+ words
; ...FirstCall/ -- Trimble today introduced five surveying products as part of its new Connected...workflow for all of the critical phases of surveying. The announcement was made today at...and partnerships. Taking Integrated Surveying(TM) to the next level, the Connected...
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Wide-open field: PSU surveying engineering, technology graduates have boundless job options.
Newspaper article from: Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA); 5/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...had to worry about finding work since 1994. The surveying engineering and surveying technology programs at Penn State Wilkes-Barre...technology center. She settled on an engineering and surveying firm in North Carolina that among other projects...
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Product & services index.(Surveying & Mapping)(Directory)
Magazine article from: Public Works; 5/15/2003; 700+ words
; ...Ben Meadows Company Carl Zeiss Inc., Surveying Div. Laser Atlanta Leica Geosystems...Ben Meadows Company Carl Zeiss Inc., Surveying Div. GARMIN Int'l. Leica Geosystems...Ben Meadows Company Carl Zeiss Inc., Surveying Div. CST/Berger LCI, Lasers for Construction...
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Educational SANCTION.(accreditation of engineering and surveying courses in colleges)
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...a national accreditation agency for surveying and engineering. The definition of accreditation...conforming to a standard." With regard to surveying/geomatics and higher education, accreditation...standards. In the United States, many surveying programs are accredited by the Accreditation...
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The surveyors of our future: the annual NSPS surveying student competition propels college and university students forward and sharpens the outlook for the profession.
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...annual spring American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) conference, an increasing number of students from surveying programs across the country gather...events at the ACSM conference--the Surveying Student Competition. Created and...
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Colorado updates land surveying statutes: on May 30, Colorado governor bill ritter signed house bill 07-1225, which amends the Colorado revised statutes concerning land surveying.(newsline)
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 8/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...changes and clarify ambiguities in the land surveying statutes. "The PLSC Legislative Committee...the changing conditions placed on the surveying profession," says PLSC President John...language to define the terms "geodetic surveying" and "basic control" for engineering...
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BACK ON TRACK.(surveying degree program at Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado)
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; How the only surveying program in Colorado made a comeback...was on the brink of losing its only surveying and mapping degree program. Metropolitan...The society realized that the local surveying industry needed a source of newly educated...
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surveying
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
surveying method of determining accurately points and lines of direction...computations based on geometry and trigonometry. Types and Branches of Surveying Hydrographic surveying deals with bodies of water and coast lines, is recorded on charts...
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Surveying
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
SURVEYING SURVEYING. Surveying, initially the geometrical and legal description of local lands and county seats, gained importance throughout the early modern period as legal and economic arguments came to rely on accurate descriptions and...
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SIC 8713 Surveying Services
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...primarily engaged in providing professional surveying services and photogrammetric engineering...surveys. NAICS Code(s) 541360 (Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services) 541370 (Surveying and Mapping (Except Geophysical) Services...
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Surveying Instruments
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Surveying instruments Surveying is the apportionment of land by measuring and mapping. It is employed...boundaries and property lines, and to plan construction projects. Surveying instruments are designed to precise (repeatable) and accurate...
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aeromagnetic surveying
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
aeromagnetic surveying Aeromagnetic surveying is one of the most cost-effective geophysical methods available...fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters are used in this type of surveying. The magnetic effects of aircraft components are minimized...
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