Langeraar, W.,  1915- <br/><br/>
Surveying and charting of the seas / 
W. Langeraar. 
 - Amsterdam ;  New York :  Elsevier,  1984. 
 - 1 online resource (xvii, 612 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Elsevier oceanography series ;  37 .
 - Elsevier oceanography series ;  37. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 591-603) and index. 
<br/><br/>Front Cover; Surveying and Charting of the Seas; Copyright Page; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1 -- THE GLOBAL SITUATION; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT; 1.3 OCEAN USES AND ENGINEERING; 1.4 LEGAL QUESTIONS; 1.5 CHART PROJECTIONS; 1.6 SYMBOLS, UNITS AND NOMENCLATURE; CHAPTER 2 -- THE TERRESTRIAL SITUATION; 2.1 ADJUSTMENT AND PROPERTIES OF OBSERVATIONS; 2.2 METHODS OF ADJUSTMENT IN MARINE SURVEYING; 2.3 HORIZONTAL CONTROL; 2.4 VERTICAL CONTROL; 2.5 RECONNAISSANCE, TESTING AND ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; 2.6 REMARKS; CHAPTER 3 -- THE MARINE SITUATION. 
<br/><br/> A practical book for those engaged in marine surveying and charting activities who must acquire, process and present data for hydrographic or engineering purposes. It covers the latest instrumental and equipment development, automation and computerization, as well as conventional methods for those without access to sophisticated instrumentation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780444422781 0444422781 9780080870755 0080870759 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nautical charts.<br/>Cartography.<br/>Cartes nautiques.<br/>Cartographie.<br/>TRANSPORTATION--Navigation.<br/>Cartography.<br/>Nautical charts.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Oceans  Surveying 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GA359  / .L36 1984eb