Measurement of distance with tapes

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Precisions for different methods of measuring distances are given below:-

Pacing (ordinary terrain): 1/50 to 1/100

Taping (ordinary steel tape): 1/1000 to 1/10,000.

Baseline (invar tape): 1/50,000 to 1/1,000,000

Stadia: 1/300 to 1/500

Subtense bar: 1/1000 to 1/7000

Now with technological advances, a technique called Electronic distance measurement or EDM is replacing the use of steel tapes as they are much more precise then steel tapes.

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  • achanajith November 22, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    hello sir, plz post some total stations survey works for the latest survey needs.

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