The textbook provides general information about geodesy, details methods for determining rectangular coordinates of points, including a new method - an arbitrary linear-angular network, describes instruments and methods for measuring angles, distances, excesses, considers methods of large-scale topographic surveys in order to obtain topographic plans for engineering surveys and design engineering structures, describes methods for determining the area of ​ ​ plots with an assessment of its accuracy. The textbook is intended for students of secondary vocational educational institutions studying the basics of geodesy.