Illustrates the principles which lie behind the design and manufacture of survey equipment. This film explains in detail the method measuring a “Base Line” as a first stage in land survey by triangulation method. Emphasises the corrections which have to be made when using base line equipment to allow for errors due to gravity, direction and height above sea level. No other credits available.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320017
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Surveying
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Measuring instruments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)