The Primary Aim Of This Book Is To Provide A Guide To Current Practice And Equipment For Non-specialist Surveyors In The Various Professions Involved In The Construction Industry And The Environment. It Is Suitable For Students Preparing For Degrees And Diplomas In Architecture, Building, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management And Town Planning And Environmental Studies. It Is Also Of Value To Engineers Who Are Not Specialising In Engineering Surveying.this Book Has Been Thoroughly Revised To Include New Topics Such As Os Digital Mapping, Standard Deviation And Standard Error, Global Positioning Systems, Transition And Vertical Curves.walter Whyte Was Born In New Zealand Of Scottish Parents And Educated In Scotland.