Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Surveying 1.1 Definition of surveying and its classification 1.2 Basic concepts of measurements 1.3 Basic work and principles of surveying 1.4 Conversion of sexagesimal units and radiants units 1.5 Exercises Chapter 2 Level Surveying 2.1 Concept of MSL 2.2 Theory of level surveying 2.3 Level instrument and its tools 2.4 The using of level instrument 2.5 Field level surveying 2.6 Data processing of leveling surveying 2.7 Error sources of level surveying 2.8 Tacheometry 2.9 Elevation control surveying 2.10 Exercises Chapter 3 Angle Surveying 3.1 Principle of angle surveying 3.2 Theodolite 3.3 Reading systems 3.4 Theodolite operation 3.5 Horizontal angle surveying 3.6 Vertical angle surveying 3.7 Error sources of angle surveying 3.8 Exercises Chapter 4 Distance Surveying and Line Orientation 4.1 Distance surveying 4.2 Error sources of distance surveying 4.3 Total station and its operation 4.4 Line orientation 4.5 Plane rectangular coordinates 4.6 Exercises Chapter 5 Traverse Surveying 5.1 Traverse 5.2 Types of traverse 5.3 Reconnaissance 5.4 Computation of polygonal traverse 5.5 Link traverse adjustment 5.6 Exercises Chapter 6 Error Theory and Accuracy Evaluation 6.1 Basic concept of errors 6.2 Indicators of measure accuracy 6.3 Determination of weight 6.4 Combination of errors 6.5 Most probable value and accuracy evaluation 6.6 Exercises Chapter 7 Setting Out 7.1 Setting out of horizontal distance, horizontal angle and elevation 7.2 A method for determining the plane position of a point