Description

Ranging Rods:

Ranging rods are 2-3 meters in length and are painted with alternate bands of two colors like white and black, red and white in succession. Each band is kept at a length of 20 centimeters.

Ranging rods are made of well–seasoned timber. Their cross-section is kept either circular or octagonal with a 3 cm nominal diameter.

They are used to range an intermediate point on a survey line.

A red, yellow, or white flag is tied at its top while carrying out longer surveys because the rod is not visible beyond a 200-meter distance.