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What is the term for finding the position of an instrument station by drawing lines back from known station points?

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Published
12 Jan 2019
Last updated
28 May 2026

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Resection is the surveying technique used to locate an unknown instrument station by drawing lines from known points. Radiation involves measuring angles from a station to points, intersection determines a point by lines from two stations, and traversing is a method of establishing points by a series of connected lines.

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