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radiación (contexto de levantamiento topográfico)

English translation: radiation

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Spanish term or phrase:radiación (contexto de levantamiento topográfico)
English translation:radiation
Entered by: Nicholas Ferreira

20:17 Mar 23, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Surveying
Spanish term or phrase: radiación (contexto de levantamiento topográfico)
I'm translating a Mexican university's architect course description on Topography.

Under the section "Planimetría" there is a subsection on Levantamientos con cinta (surveying with tape). The three subitems are:
- diagonales
- radiaciones
- lado de liga (asked in a separate question)

I see some results for "radiation survey" in Google in a topographical/survey context, but most of the hits relate to radiation as in radioactive. So I am not sure if there is a more accurate way to describe this in English.

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Nicholas Ferreira
Canada
Local time: 05:13
radiation
Explanation:
There are four main methods used in plan surveying. You can fix the position of a point on the horizontal plane:
(...)
from a single known point, by radiation, a method in which you measure horizontal distances and azimuths, or horizontal angles
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Patricia ONeill
Local time: 06:13
Grading comment
Great, I saw that link, but just wanted to confirm. Thank you!
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radiation


Explanation:
There are four main methods used in plan surveying. You can fix the position of a point on the horizontal plane:
(...)
from a single known point, by radiation, a method in which you measure horizontal distances and azimuths, or horizontal angles


    Reference: http://ftp://ftp.fao.org/fi/cdrom/fao_training/FAO_Training/...
Patricia ONeill
Local time: 06:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Great, I saw that link, but just wanted to confirm. Thank you!

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