Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 7P
To determine
(a)
The manner in which aerial photogrammetry could be used in highway
To determine
(b)
The way computer graphics could be used in highway survey location.
To determine
(c)
The way conventional survey techniques could be used in highway survey location.
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