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Title: GEODETIC CONTROL FOR THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS
Accession Number: 00202656
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE NEED FOR CONTROL SURVEYS IN HIGHWAY WORK, THE FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE EXISTING FIRST- AND SECOND-ORDER CONTROL NETWORKS, THE BURDEN PLACED ON THE U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY, AND ITEMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO SUPPLEMENT AND EXPEDITE THE WORK ARE DISCUSSED. IN THIS NEED THE STATES TURN TO EXPERIENCED PRIVATE ENGINEERING FIRMS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE USE OF STATE PLANE COORDINATES AS A BASIS FOR CONTROL, ELECTRONIC MEASURING DEVICES, AND PRECISE SURVEYING EQUIPMENT AND METHODS. BENEFITS TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS OF ADEQUATE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CONTROL ON A NATIONAL SCALE ARE OUTLINED, AS ARE NATIONAL DEFENSE BENEFITS. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: No 312, pp 40-42 Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Accession #: 01410694
Authors: Riley, F CPublication Date: 1961
Serial: Conference:
40th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
Location:
Washington DC, United States Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 9 1994 12:00AM
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