What is traversing in surveying?

Measuring bearings and distances between reference marks.

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Why: Traversing places reference marks and measures bearings and distances between them and to target features.

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Answer: Measuring bearings and distances between reference marks. Traversing places reference marks and measures bearings and distances between them and to target features.

  1. Surveying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying
    They then measure bearings and distances between the reference marks, and to the target features.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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