stadia- 1 A method of surveying in which distances and elevations are obtained by observing the interval on a graduated, upright rod (stadia rod) intercepted by two parallel horizontal lines (stadia hairs or stadia wires) in a surveyor's transit set up at a distance from the rod.
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The meaning of STADIA is a surveying method for determination of distances and differences of elevation by means of a telescopic instrument having two ...
The process of measuring distances and elevations by observing through a telescope the distance intercepted on a rod between two horizontal cross-hairs.