Re: Maps (was "Squashy Hat")


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Posted by Martin Honor on September 10, 2014 at 01:27:31 user MartinH.

In Reply to: Re: Maps (was posted by Roger Wardale on September 06, 2014 at 11:03:18:

One thing I have sometimes wondered about is the plane table method of surveying that the Swallows used, and accuracy they obtained. I don't know if any of you have tried plane-tabling for real, but it is not as easy as it looks!

I trained as a land surveyor and our first exercise was a very simple plane table survey of part of the university grounds. Even with a proper, leveled table and alidade we produced a map with some distinctly unsquare buildings and fudged lines to make them straight.


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