Section I. Section II. Section III. CHAPTER 1 Overview of Surveying Surveyors determine horizontal and vertical distances between objects, measure angles between lines, determine the direction of lines, and establish points of predetermined angular and linear measurements. Once the field measurements are complete, surveyors use these to compute the data into a final report used for positioning by field artillery, air defense artillery, aviation, intelligence, communications, or construction control points. Section I MISSIONS, CLASSIFICATIONS, AND NETWORKS MISSIONS The missions of the military topographic surveyor are — • • • • • • Support deployable weapons systems (nuclear and nonnuclear) with position and azimuth. Support aviation with position, azimuth, and elevation. Support intelligence with precise position and azimuth.
DesignationFM 5-232
EditionJan 1984
StatusSuperseded
Pages67
FunctionEngineering
CollectionRecent Archive