Land-surveying
41Civil engineering — The Petronas Twin Towers, designed by architect Cesar Pelli and Thornton Tomasetti and Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd engineers, were the world s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that… …
42Chartered surveyors in the United Kingdom — See also: Chartered Surveyor A Chartered surveyor in the United Kingdom is a surveyor who is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ( RICS ). Until the end of the 20th century, chartered surveyors could also be members of the… …
43Benson Syndicate — The Benson Syndicate was an organized crime organization in the western United States involved with General Land Office land surveying fraud, and headed by one John A Benson, a former school teacher and later a reputable deputy land surveyor. The …
44Frank Swannell — [ 1910] Frank Cyril Swannell (May 16, 1880 in Hamilton, Ontario 1969 in Victoria) was one of British Columbia s most famous surveyors.cite book |last=Sherwood |first=Jay|title=Surveying Northern British Columbia|year=2004|publisher=Caitlin… …
45Henry Georges Fourcade — (July 8, 1865, Bordeaux, France ndash; January 19, 1948, Witte Els Bosch, South Africa) also known as Henri Georges Fourcade and sometimes Georges Henri Fourcade, was a surveyor, forester, pioneer of photogrammetry and as botanist, a major early… …
46Arthur Oliver Wheeler — Infobox Person name = Arthur Oliver Wheeler caption = A.O. Wheeler birth date = 1860 05 01 birth place = Kilkenny, Ireland death date = 1945 03 20 death place = Banff, Alberta nationality = Irish Canadian known for = Co founder and first… …
47Congress Lands East of Scioto River — The Congress Lands East of the Scioto River The Congress Lands East of Scioto River was a land tract in southern Ohio that was established by the Congress late in the 18th century. It is located south of the United States Military District and… …
48Professional Engineer — (P.E.) is the term for registered or licensed engineers in some countries who are permitted to offer their professional services directly to the public. The term Professional Engineer and the actual practice of professional engineering is legally …
49Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors — Motto Est modus in rebus ( There is measure in all things ) Type Professional body Headquarters 12 Great George Street, Parliament Square, London SW1P 3AD Coordinates …
50Gunter's chain — is a measuring device used for land survey. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1626) long before the development of the theodolite and other more sophisticated equipment, enabling… …
