Mine surveying is the practice of determining the
relative position
In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector that represents a point ''P'' in space. Its length represents the distance in relation to an arbitrary reference origin ''O'', and ...
s of
points on or
beneath the surface of the earth by direct or indirect
measurement
Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events.
In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared to ...
s of
distance
Distance is a numerical or occasionally qualitative measurement of how far apart objects, points, people, or ideas are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. "two co ...
,
direction &
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational equipotenti ...
.
International and National Institutions
* International Society for Mine Surveying
ISM
* Australian Institute of Mine Surveyiors
AIMS
* Czech Society of Mine Surveyors and Geologists
SDMG)* German Mine Surveying Association
DMV e.V
* Polish Mine Surveying Committee
PK-ISM
* Institute of Mine Surveyors of South Africa
IMSSA
See also
*
Surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the land, terrestrial Plane (mathematics), two-dimensional or Three-dimensional space#In Euclidean geometry, three-dimensional positions of Point (geom ...
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Land subsidence
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geological survey
*
spatial sciences
References
Mining engineering
Civil engineering
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