title: Fundamentals of Surveying Sample Questions and Solutions
author: NCEES
description: NCEES (ncees.org) develops, scores, and administers the exams used for engineering and surveying licensure throughout the United States.
zlib_text: Route Surveying
  
  Introduction
  • Route surveys are done with two main aims:
  a) Determining the best route between two terminal points
  b) Fixing the alignment and grades of selected route
  • A comprehensive route survey consists of the following tasks in order:
  a) Reconnaissance of terrain between terminals.
  b) Preliminary surveys over one or more locations along the general route
  c) Location survey
  d) Construction survey
  
  Reconnaissance 
  • A reconnaissance survey is a rapid but thorough examination of an area which a is
  a strip of territory between the terminals of the project. It is carried out to
  determine the several possible routes which are worthy of detailed survey.
  • Reconnaissance survey, if conducted properly by an astute and experienced
  surveyor, can save a lot of time and expenses. In case the most desirable route
  gets selected during reconnaissance, effort in instrument survey gets saved. So, it
  should be ensured that no possible route is overlooked during this phase of
  surve