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surveying instrument

A surveying instrument is any tool or device used by surveyors to measure distances, angles, elevations, and directions on the earth’s surface.
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surveying instrument

Summary

surveying instrument is a scientific instrument[1].

Key Facts

  • surveying instrument's instance of is recorded as scientific instrument[2].
  • surveying instrument is a type of measuring instrument[3].
  • surveying instrument is used for surveying[4].
  • surveying instrument's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surveying instruments[5].
  • surveying instrument's has list is recorded as list of surveying instruments[6].

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Designation and Status

surveying instrument's instance of is recorded as scientific instrument[2].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). surveying instrument. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/surveying-instrument
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_surveying-instrument_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{surveying instrument}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/surveying-instrument}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → list of surveying instruments
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11h_z7x523
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 14458804z
    Factgrid item id → Eva Heldmann
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551139705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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