Foresight
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002403
A reading taken with a leveling instrument on a staff held at a point of unknown elevation. This reading is subtracted from the height of the instrument to determine the elevation of the new point. It is the last reading taken from a particular instrument setup before moving to a new location.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002403 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Surveying |
| Translations | German: Vorwärtsvisur; Spanish: punto adelante; French: visée avant |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-002403",
"term": "Foresight",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A reading taken with a leveling instrument on a staff held at a point of unknown elevation. This reading is subtracted from the height of the instrument to determine the elevation of the new point. It is the last reading taken from a particular instrument setup before moving to a new location.",
"subject": "Surveying",
"translations": {
"de": "Vorwärtsvisur",
"es": "punto adelante",
"fr": "visée avant"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/foresight/"
}
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