Adjustment Computations: Spatial Data Analysis
The complete guide to adjusting for measurement error—expanded and updatedNo measurement is ever exact.Adjustment Computationsupdates a classic, definitive text on surveying with the latest methodologies and tools for analyzing and adjusting errors with a focus on least squares adjustments, the most rigorous methodology available and the one on which accuracy standards for surveys are based.Extensively updated, thisFourth Editioncovers basic terms and fundamentals of errors and methods of analyzing them and progresses to specific adjustment computations and spatial information analysis. Each chapter includes practical examples, illustrations, and sample practice problems. Current and comprehensive, the book features:Easy-to-understand language and an emphasis on real-world applicationsExtensive coverage of the treatment of GPS-acquired dataNew chapters on analyzing data in three dimensions, confidence intervals, statistical testing, and moreExtensively updated STATS, ADJUST, and MATRIX software packagesA new companion CD & web site with a 150-page solutions manual, software, MathCAD worksheets, and view graphsThe latest information on advanced topics such as blunder detection and the method of general least squaresAdjustment Computations, Fourth Editionis an invaluable reference and self-study resource for working surveyors, photogrammetrists, and professionals who use GPS and GIS for data collection and analysis, including oceanographers, urban planners, foresters, geographers, and transportation planners. It's also an indispensable resource for students preparing for licensing exams and the ideal textbook for courses in surveying, civil engineering, forestry, cartography, and geology.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.