Description

Prismatic Compass with Stand

Compass surveying is the branch of surveying in which the position of an object is located using angular measurements determined by a compass and linear measurements using a chain or tape. Compass surveying is used in following circumstances:

• If the surveying area is large, chain surveying is not adopted for surveying rather compass surveying is employed.
• If the plot for surveying has numerous obstacles and undulations which prevents chaining.
• If there is a time limit for surveying, compass surveying is usually adopted