19.12.2 - Volume and Area Calculations
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Practice Questions
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What does a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) represent?
💡 Hint: Remember, it's a model created from aerial data.
Why are accurate stockpile measurements important?
💡 Hint: Think about project efficiency.
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What does UAV stand for?
💡 Hint: It's the name of a type of aircraft without a pilot.
True or False: Area calculations using UAVs are not useful for stockpile measurements.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between area and stockpile management.
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A construction site requires 1000 cubic meters of material for a new road. Using a UAV, the initial measurement shows only 800 cubic meters in stock. What action should be taken?
💡 Hint: Think about how you would manage resources.
Calculate the volume of an irregularly shaped stockpile measured as a cone 4 meters tall and a base radius of 3 meters using the formula (1/3)πr²h.
💡 Hint: Use the volume formula for cones.
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