Standard

rev.10/17/03

FOR 121 – Applied Survey and Mapping I

Course Description

Focuses on application of the fundamental principles and practices of land surveying and mapping and the use of surveying and mapping instruments. Emphasizes areas of plane and boundary surveying and area determination. Topics include: deed search, tract location, surveying, and area determination.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Deed Search

Class

2

Tract Location

D. Lab

0

Surveying

P. Lab/O.B.I.

3

Area Determination

Credit

3

 

 

 

Prerequisite:  MAT 101(diploma), MAT 191 (degree)

Corequisite:   FOR 116, FOR 117

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

DEED SEARCH

0 

0

4 

Deed search

Perform a deed search at the courthouse.

 

 

 

TRACT LOCATION

4 

0

4 

Forest land location

Define terms associated with forest land location.

 

 

 

 

List three reasons land location is a necessary forest task.

 

 

 

 

Locate details of a tract of timberland at tax assessor’s office.

 

 

 

SURVEYING

10 

0

22 

Terminology

Define terms associated with forest surveying.

 

 

 

Line and Corner markings

List the three types of line and corner markings.

 

 

 

Survey systems

List the three methods of land survey systems found in the U. S.

 

 

 

 

Match a list of subdivisions of the rectangular system of survey to a sketch.

 

 

 

Survey

Complete a compass course.

 

 

 

 

Chain on level and hilly ground.

 

 

 

 

Survey a given area.

 

 

 

AREA DETERMINATION

6 

0

0 

Acreage determination

Determine the number of acres from legal description.

 

 

 

 

Draw maps to scale using bearings, angles, and horizontal distances.

 

 

 

 

Correct maps for local attraction.

 

 

 

 

Determine acreage using dot grids and plat planimeter.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the process of preparing topographic maps.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Ferguson, M. GPS Land Navigation. Boise: Glassford Publishing.

Hotchkiss, N. J. A Comprehensive Guide to Land Navigation with GPS. Herndon: Alexis U.S.A.

Moffitt, F. H. & Bossler, J. D. Surveying. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley.

Wilson, R. L. Elementary Forest Surveying and Mapping. Corvallis: John Bell and Associates.

Wolf, Paul R. & Brinker, R. C. Elementary Surveying. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers.