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Surveying Fundamentals Flashcards

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  1. What is a bearing in land surveying?

    Answer: Direction as angle from north or south, measured east or west

    Bearings describe direction using cardinal reference points.

  2. Difference between accuracy and precision?

    Answer: Accuracy: closeness to true value; Precision: consistency of measurements

    One measures correctness, the other consistency.

  3. What is a benchmark?

    Answer: Permanent point of known elevation used as height reference

    These reference points have precisely known heights.

  4. What is a traverse?

    Answer: Connected series of lines with measured angles and distances

    This creates a framework through connected measurements.

  5. What is a legal description of property?

    Answer: Written description uniquely identifying land using metes/bounds, lot/block, or rectangular survey

    Standardized systems uniquely define property boundaries.

  6. What is the PLSS?

    Answer: System dividing land into townships, sections, quarter sections from meridians and baselines

    A grid system divides land into progressively smaller units.

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