Glossary - Benchmark Hunting Wiki

Glossary of Terms

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

- A
  abutment, adjusted, arpent, azimuth, azimuth mark

- B
  balustrade, beacon, bearing, bearing tree, bench mark, benchmark, blaze, BLM, blue book, BMGPX, boundary monument, box score, bridge anchorage, bridge pier

- C
  Cachemate, cadastral, capstone, Carsonite, CBL, centerline, CGS, chain, chiseled cross, chiseled square, concrete post, control, copper pin, CORS, cupola

- D
  datasheet, datum, deck, declination, designation, destroyed, differential leveling, DOT, drilled hole, DSFILES, DSWIN

- E
  EasyGPS, eccentric, elevation, ellipsoid

- F
  flagging, FORWARD

- G
  gaging station,GeoCalc, geoid, GPS, gravity station

- H
  headwall, height of light, horizontal control, horizontal datum

- I
  intersection station

- J
  junction

- L
  Laplace station, level line

- M
  magnetic station, mile, milepost, monel, monument, monumentation

- N
  NAD27, NAD83, national grid, NGS, NOAA, NSRS

- O
  observation, occupied, order, orthometric height

- P
  perch, PID, pipe cap, PLSS corner, pole, power pole

- R
  rail, recovery, recovery report, reference mark, reset, rivet, rod

- S
  satellite observation, scaled, section angle, SPC, stability, stack, stamping, standpipe, station, steel pin, steeple, surface mark

- T
  tidal station, to-reach, topping stone, traverse station, triangulation station, trilateration station, true North

- U
  underground mark, USACE, USGLO, USGS, USGS Quad, UTM

- V
  vertical control, vertical datum, viaduct, VLBI, VORTAC

- W
  water table, water tank, water tower, wing wall, witness post

Glossary (last edited 2008-03-08 20:54:45 by Holograph)