TECHNICAL DETAIL
These tables consist of a smooth table surface mounted on a sturdy base. The table can be precisely leveled because of the connection between the table top, using bubble levels, in a horizontal plane. A tripod like base is designed to support the table over non-plain surfaces of land. The table can be leveled by adjusting the length of the legs, regardless of the roughness of the terrain. Prominent Usages of our range are:
•In use, a plane table is set over a point and brought to precise horizontal level
•A drawing sheet is attached to the surface and an alidade is used to sight objects of interest
•The alidade, in modern examples of the instrument a rule with a telescopic sight, can then be used to construct a line on the drawing that is in the direction of the object of interest
•By using the alidade as a surveying level, information on the topography of the site can be directly recorded.
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