1. Lecture 2 Field Note Book

2. Surveying Field Notes Required readings: 2-6 to 2-11Required readings: 2-6 to 2-11 Suggested readings: 2-12 to 2-15Suggested readings: 2-12 to 2-15 Hand written field notesHand written field notes Office personnel may not be the field surveyorsOffice personnel may not be the field surveyors Field notes are legal documentsField notes are legal documents Requirements:Requirements: Accuracy: most importantAccuracy: most important Integrity: complete, do not eraseIntegrity: complete, do not erase LegibilityLegibility Arrangement: forms appropriate to taskArrangement: forms appropriate to task Clarity: avoid crowded pages, plan in advance, good sketchesClarity: avoid crowded pages, plan in advance, good sketches

3. Field Note Rules Erasures not allowed: cross out and type voidErasures not allowed: cross out and type void Use a sharp 3-H pencil: no ball-point, no softer pencilUse a sharp 3-H pencil: no ball-point, no softer pencil Originals recorded on site: copies marked : “ copy”Originals recorded on site: copies marked : “ copy” Job not finished in a day: every new day marked “cont”Job not finished in a day: every new day marked “cont” Must be water proofMust be water proof We will use a collection of sketches, tables, and descriptionsWe will use a collection of sketches, tables, and descriptions

4. Arrangements of Notes Depend on departmental standardsDepend on departmental standards First left page: a title that may extend to right page, and tablesFirst left page: a title that may extend to right page, and tables Right page:Right page: Project name and location.Project name and location. Date, starting and finishing time.Date, starting and finishing time. Weather: temperature, wind, visibility, rain,..Weather: temperature, wind, visibility, rain,.. Party members with their duties: chief, recorder, observer, rod-person,..Symbols are okParty members with their duties: chief, recorder, observer, rod-person,..Symbols are ok Instrument type and SNInstrument type and SN A sketch, north arrow, descriptions,..A sketch, north arrow, descriptions,.. Signatures: lower right cornerSignatures: lower right corner

5. Note Books, Cont. A new day: a new left and right page with all the information updated. “Cont.” On all the pages. A new day: a new left and right page with all the information updated. “Cont.” On all the pages. Do not tear off any page. Do not tear off any page. Mention the floor condition: concrete, soft, grass,.. Mention the floor condition: concrete, soft, grass,.. Examples: textbook section B. Examples: textbook section B.

6. Electronic Data Collectors Recommended readings Recommended readings Different types Different types Advantages and disadvantages Advantages and disadvantages