surveying

Noun
  1. The practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map (synset 101007521)
    "he studied surveying at college"
    is a type of: measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    subtypes: triangulation - a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated

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