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Surveying Laboratory

 

The Surveying Laboratory is located in Block D in the underground area. This laboratory is equipped with mobile stations and essential tools utilized by students throughout their surveying course. It is designed to acquaint students with various equipment, methods, and calculations used in land surveying, particularly focusing on distance, level, and angle measurements crucial for surveying and mapping systems applications. Through diverse field exercises, students gain practical experience in operating different types of instruments, interpreting survey data, and recording information from various surveys and survey drawings. Moreover, students are provided with set of tools, including hand-held laser distance meters, auto level packages, and digital theodolites. Supplementary equipment such as tripods, level rods, tape measures, and chaining pins are also available for laboratory usage.

Some of the major equipment available in this laboratory are:

  • Auto Level Packages:
    • Find elevation difference
    • Find elevation of points
  •  Digital Theodolites:
    • Find horizontal and vertical angles
    • Find levels of points
  •  Laser Distance Meters:
    • Measure horizontal distance measurements