- •Text 1 land surveying
- •Land Surveying
- •What do I do?
- •What do I do?
- •What is a surveyor?
- •What is a surveyor?
- •Global positioning system (gps) and traditional total station surveying
- •Leveling and 3-d surveying
- •Leveling and 3-d surveying
- •Basic theories of surveying
- •Basic theories of surveying
- •Tools and methodology of surveying
- •Tools and methodology of surveying
- •The duties of the surveyor
- •The duties of the surveyor
- •A little about surveying in texas
- •A little about surveying in texas
Land Surveying
What is Land Surveying? Called "Geomatics" in Canada and much of Europe, land surveying is known as the world's second-oldest profession. It dates back to ancient Egypt and Babylonia. Surveying is essentially the art and science of measuring and mapping land. While the entire scope of our profession is vast, it all eventually boils down to determining where people's land boundaries are located. Without this service, railroads could not be built, skyscrapers could not be erected, and individuals could not put up fences around their yards, for fear of trespassing on someone else's land. Would you like an interstate highway to be built in your backyard, one you've paid for, maintained, and paid taxes on for years, without your permission? Of course, how would you know it was in your backyard without a surveyor to tell you where your property even was? We also stake out boundaries of roads to be built, monitor skyscrapers to make sure they are being erected vertically, and measure airports so that the runways are perfectly aligned and smooth. So, if you see a guy in the road looking through an instrument on a tripod, that is a surveyor, now you know that he is doing more than taking pictures.
TEXT 2
What do I do?
Study the Vocabulary.
1.license |
['laIsqns] |
лицензия; разрешать, давать разрешение (на осуществление какой-л. деятельности) |
2. examiner |
[ig'zxminq] |
эксперт; инспектор; наблюдатель |
3. water right |
['wLtq"raIt] |
водное право |
4. to manage |
['mxnidZ] |
руководить, управлять, заведовать |
5. calculations |
["kxlkju'leiS(q)nz] |
подсчёт, расчёт, смета, выкладки |
6.contract management |
['kOntrxkt'mxnidZmqnt] |
контроль и регулирование исполнения контракта |
7.legal description |
['lJg(q)l di'skripS(q)n] |
юридическое описание |
8. finished product |
['finiSt'prqdAkt] |
готовый продукт |
9. client |
['klaiqnt] |
клиент, заказчик |
10. to be in charge of |
[in tSRdZ qv] |
быть ответственным за |
Exercise 1. Match the word from your active vocabulary and its definition.
1. A person, company, etc., that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman. |
a. examiner |
2. A person who inspects, esp. an official who examines for compliance with regulations, standards, etc. |
b. water right |
3. To have responsibility for. |
c. license |
4. The right to make use of a water supply, as for irrigation. |
d. client |
5. To give permission to or for. |
e. to be in charge of |
Exercise 2. Find the English equivalents from your active vocabulary to these Russian words.
1. водное право |
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2. заказчик |
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3. смета, выкладки |
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4. руководить |
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5. готовый продукт, готовая продукция |
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6. инспектор |
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7. контроль и регулирование исполнения контракта |
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8. давать разрешение на осуществление к-л. деятельности |
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9. юридическое описание |
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Exercise 3. Find the synonym to the given word from your active vocabulary..
1. customer |
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2. administer |
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3. inspector |
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4. final product |
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5. contract administration |
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Read and translate the text.