Title: Measure distance with tape.
Course: Agricultural Structural Systems (18403) > Section: Demonstrating Land Measurement and Building-Site Evaluation

Measuring should include holding and reading the tape in accordance with applicable surveying techniques.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do you read a steel tape? What units might a steel tape indicate?
- Why should the tape be held perfectly level, as opposed to following the ground contour?
- What units of measurement are used for determining distance?
- Where can you find information about surveying techniques?
- How do measuring techniques change depending on the land to be surveyed?