工程测量学为一种应用测量学原理，应用在各种工程上，例如道路、隧道、桥梁及住宅等，主要是将原本在工程图说上的设计图放样到现场，以利工程人员依照所放样的位置制做出。

工程图纸上的设计图上的构造物，其放样的结果的正确性甚为重要，若错误可能导致工程甚大损失，工程测量所需成本对工程成本而言甚小，但重要性甚大。

Construction surveying or building surveying (otherwise known as "staking", "stake-out", "lay-out" or "setting-out") is to stake out reference points and markers that will guide the construction of new structures such as roads or buildings. These markers are usually staked out according to a suitable coordinate system selected for the project.