Horizons
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History of Mapping
The first examples in the history of land surveying date back to the ancient Egyptians during the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza in 2700 BC.
First World Map
The First World Map Drawn by Piri Reis(1513).
Exploring the Earth's Surface
Remote sensing is the art, science and technology of making measurements of the earth
without making physical contact with objects to obtain spatial, spectral and temporal
relationships between physical objects using sensors on airplanes or satellites.
Surveying
Surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the
terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles
between them.
Surveyor
Surveyors evaluate sciences of mathematics (geometry and trigonometry), physics,
engineering and law.