plane table

A drawing board mounted on a tripod used in surveying and cartography for plotting maps and taking field measurements directly onto paper.

• 🌐منضدة مساحية مسطحة مثبتة على حامل ثلاثي، تُستخدم في المساحة ورسم الخرائط لرسم الخرائط وإجراء القياسات الحقلية مباشرة على الورق.

1. Surveying instrument C1 formal

   A portable drawing board mounted on a tripod, used in surveying to plot maps and field data directly in the field.

   • The surveyor used a plane table to map the terrain accurately.
   • Plane table surveying is a traditional method for creating topographic maps.
   • He set up the plane table on the hill to record the landscape.

   🌐منضدة المسح