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Jan 1955
The Importance of Shoran Surveying
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 120, Issue 1
Abstract
During World War II many electronic devices were developed which were used subsequently in various fields of endeavor. One such device was shoran, a transceiver-transponder system by which radio-wave travel time is measured. Shoran has since been developed further and is a surveying instrument by which inaccessible terrain can be surveyed by combining shoran with photogrammetry with an accuracy comparable to third-order control. Horizontal control by the use of shoran is quite accurate, but vertical control leaves much to be desired; continued work in this direction is needed.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 120 • Issue 1 • January 1955
Pages: 225 - 234
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© 1955 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1955
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Carl I. Aslakson, M.ASCE
Comdr., Coast and Geodetic Survey (U. S. Dept. of Commerce), and Air Force Missile Test Center Geodetic Officer, Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa, Fla.
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