INTRODUCTION
Tacheometry survey (Tacheometry) is a branch of surveying in which horizontal
and vertical distances of points are obtained by optical measurements avoiding ordinary and
slower process of measurements tape. Tacheometric surveys are usually performed to produce 
contour and details plans for further work, or to produce coordinates for area and
volume calculations. Observations are usually performed from known survey stations, often
established by traversing. Tacheometry surveying used for preparing contour plan,
hydrographic surveys, location surveys of roads, railways and etc.
Instruments used in tacheometry survey are tacheometer stadia rod, pegs, ranging rod,
offset rods, etc. T h i s m e t h o d o f s u r v e y c o n s i s t s of u s i n g e i t h er a l e v e l ,
t h e o d o l i t e , t o t a l s t a t i o n o r   specially constructed tacheometry to make cross hair
intercept readings on a leveling staff. The angle subtended by the crosshairs is known, the
distance can be calculated.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

 Tacheometric survey is carried out to produce the topographic and detail plan
of the proposed area using surveying software.
 Tacheometry is to survey and level simultaneously a tract of ground with the greatest
possible accuracy in the least possible time.

THEORY
There are two short cross hairs above and below the main cross hair. The stadia diaphragm
essentially consists of one stadia hair above and the other an equal
distance below the horizontal cross$hair, the stadia hairs being mounted in the ring and on the 
samevertical plane as the horizontal and vertical crosshairs.
During planning, available instrument resources, human resources, purpose of surveywas kept 
on the mind. The area to be surveyed was examined by walking over theentire area. During the reconna
issance, the intervisibility between two stations waschecked. Traverse station was not kept near the 
root of tree, river side, land slide area.Traverse leg was not kept as longer as possible, shorter leg produc
e bisection error inangle. So, ratio between longest leg and shortest leg in a particular traverse was kept
within 2:1.

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RECONNAISSANCE AND MONUMENTATION

All the control points selected on the reconnaissance phase were monument withthe help of ma
rked wooden pegs. The distance between the three reference permanentstructures was measured and not
ed.The reference sketch of particular area wasprepared. Hence, it helps to relocate or find the statio
n in the entire area. Informationlike grid sheet no, station name and number, type of monumen
t and its diagram, fieldsketch, location(district, VDC, ward), land owner, local representative, 
visible station.

FIELD PERSONNEL
1. SALAKO KABIR REMILEKUN 21/91/0013
2. FATOLU AZEEZ 21/91/0003
3. AKINOLA ISMAIL 21/91/0001
4. JOHN GABRIEL 21/91/0015
5. OLASUNKANMI OLAWALE 21/91/0016
6. ZANGODE PAUL 21/91/0017
7. SANUEWA EZEKIEL 21/93/0004
8. OLUSOGA MICHAEL 21/93/0010
9. ADELANWA MORUF 21/93/0011
10.KUSHIMO ABDULWARIS 21/93/0021
11.LAWAL ABIODUN 21/91/0002
12.ADEBAYO RIDWANULLAHI 21/93/0002
13.OGUNBONA TAJUDEEN 21/93/0016
14.LADIPO MOSES 21/91/0010
15.OYEKUNLE SAMUEL ENIOLA 21/91/0019