Category Archives: Evolution of Land Survey Technology
4. Manuals of Instruction for the Dominion Lands Survey
In 1871, the survey of public lands commenced in what was then called Manitoba and...
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May
May
3. Gunter’s Chain – a legacy of three centuries
Imagine designing something that would be used for three centuries. That is what Edmund Gunter...
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Sep
Sep
2. Circumferentors – Made in Canada before Confederation
Circumferentors were used to survey Canadian settlements and international boundaries during the 1800s. They were...
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Aug
Aug
1. Sextant and Artificial Horizon
Sextants, developed in the 17th Century were used until the 20th Century to determine the...
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Aug
Aug