What is Measurement ladder?

Map & sketch lines

Measurement ladderஅளவீட்டு ஏணி

The table of distances running down the side of an FMB sketch, listing the length of each boundary so the plot's exact shape can be re-plotted on the ground.

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G-lineG-line stands for Gramam (village) line — the revenue village boundary. It is the outermost line on an FMB sketch or village map, enclosing everything that belongs to that village.F-lineF-line stands for Field line — the boundary of a single field or survey number inside the village. A sheet has many F-lines, one around each parcel, unlike the single outer G-line.Sheet number (S1, S2 …)A village rarely fits on one page, so the survey department splits it into adjacent numbered sheets (S1, S2, S3 …). The sheets meet exactly along shared boundaries and can be joined back into one continuous map.

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