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Without any machine like a total station how could you determine or locate an exact position?

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Question added by Emerson Siglos
Date Posted: 2016/01/19
nader saidi shahandashti
by nader saidi shahandashti , site in charge , MRG Limited

we can use from refrence points in site but this is not accurate and more dificult 

Fidel Gutierrez
by Fidel Gutierrez , Mechanical Commissioning Technician , BP

Tricky question, not specified what exact location try to determine, if it is Plant Location, Building in Street location just a sample, if it is just simple location like Building or House on a street you can read a street name and number of house, if it is in a Plant Industry try to locate the equipment or machinery, look for the Vicinity Map,  But if its required a precised location without machine it hard to find out, that all i know

mustafa abdulrahman
by mustafa abdulrahman , translator , management , community social work , security . , UNAMID MISSION

without any machine itis impossible for me  to determine or locate an exact position .

Michel Francis
by Michel Francis , Managing Director And Founder , MF Architect

All depends on the accuracy needed. in Science the word "exact" is only as good as the margin of error the machine used is giving. 

so you can always get an "exact" position. but is it exact enough for your project? what is the scope? are you just lost in a street and want to find where you are? the gps in your phone can give you an "exact" location plus minus few meters.

in the old times they used to use reference points and mark the project in distance and angles from there.

however for modern engineering projects, your best bet remains the total station.

 

Ayman Sarhan
by Ayman Sarhan , Project Manager , Talaat Mustafa Group

No need to carry this risk

high quality products needs more sensitive machines

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