Summary

Plane table is most appropriate for the filling in of the details among the stations previously fixed through triangulation or theodolite traversing. The plane table consists fundamentally of a drawing board and alidade. Trough compass, plumbing fork, spirit level and drawing sheet are the accessories which are needed in plane table survey.

Proper centering and orientation of plane table are the two significant operations which are essential to get accuracy in plane table survey work. Inaccurate centering or orientation of table will lead to erroneous survey work.