Land Surveying History

The idea of land surveying dates is older than anyone could imagine. The history of land surveying dates back thousands of years and forms of land surveying have been around since ancient man in all major civilizations across the globe. Ownership of land has and still is a very significant part of the lives of everyone in the world. Whether it was finding out which tribe owned which forest or the boundaries of major cities, the history of land surveying is incredibly interesting. Based on the profound records, historiographers and analysts believe that early precision surveying originated in Egypt. History reveals a lot about how people accurately established their cities, monuments and kingdoms along with determining land ownership using boundary

today’s land surveyors have access to much more accurate and precise tools such as GPS (global positioning systems).The history of land surveying is very much interesting and diverse and it is in fact one of the oldest professions in the world. In today’s guide we shall look at the history of land surveying and how it has influenced modern land surveying. As time has gone by, land surveying tools and techniques has advanced and the role of land surveyors is much broader than it used to be before. Below we shall look at how the history of land surveying has evolved into modern land surveying. Although the fundamentals of land surveying haven’t changed, and the purpose is still the same – the techniques and methods have evolved drastically since the beginning of the history of land surveying. As we mentioned previously, one of the key changes in land surveying is the accuracy of the tools that are available to land surveyors. While in the past (up until the early 1900’s) most land surveyors had access to little more than a level, tape measure and a theodolite – modern land surveyors have access to some of the most advanced tools in the world. Professional surveyors are also history buffs. There is nothing quite thrilling like searching for and finding an undisturbed original cornerstone, almost covered by silt, with distinct chisel marks and wondering if you are the first person to see it since its placement 100 plus years ago. Many of the early surveys were well executed considering the elements of weather, isolation, mode of travel, inaccuracy of instruments, and yes, sometimes hostility of Indians endured by the surveyors in those old