point [surv] . (a) One of the 32 precisely marked equidistant spots about the circumference of a circular card attached to a compass, which indicate the direction in which the various parts of the horizon lie; e.g. a cardinal point. The term is also applied to the angular distance of 11.25 degrees between two such successive points, and to the part of the horizon indicated precisely or approximately by a point of a compass card. (b) A position on a reference system determined by a survey and represented by a fix; e.g. a "point of observation".