Chain Surveying Principle and Limitation

Question

Explain about the principle used in chain surveying and specify its limitations.

Answer 1

The  principle  of  chain  surveying  is  to  split  the  area  into  a  number  of  triangles  of appropriate  sides. Chain surveying is the one of the simplest method of surveying and doesn’t require the angle measurement.

Limitations of Chain Surveying are:

a) The chain surveying cannot be employed into the forested areas.
b) The chain surveying is not possible within the undulating area and land having many details.