Contour Survey

Contour Survey

Contour survey means measuring the level differences in the land in a grid format, it is mostly carried out in hilly terrain. Contouring in surveying is the determination of elevation of various points on the land and fixing these points of same horizontal positions in the contour map.

In the land property world, a contour is an outline of a mass of land. Main objective of conducting contour surveys is to identify any noticeable difference in elevation of the existing land. In land surveying a contour map is a map illustrated with contour lines, for example a topographic map, which thus shows valleys and hills, and the steepness or gentleness of slopes.