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Who is considered the Father of the Indian— Survey?

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William Lambton is widely considered the Father of the Indian Survey due to his role as the founding superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS) of India. Initiated in 1802 under the auspices of the East India Company, the GTS was a monumental geodetic project aimed at mapping the entire Indian subcontinent with scientific precision using triangulation [t1][t2]. Lambton began the survey with a baseline measurement in Madras and dedicated over twenty years to the project until his death in 1823 [t6][t10]. His work laid the foundation for modern mapping in India and was continued by his successor, George Everest [t10]. While James Rennell is sometimes called the 'Father of Indian Geography' for earlier route surveys, Lambton's scientific rigor in establishing the GTS earns him the title regarding the systematic Indian Survey [t9].

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trigonometrical_Survey
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