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Z Terms
ZONE ā The unit of division in State Plane Coordinate Systems created where state boundaries extend beyond limits imposed in the design of the projection system. Where the scale error between a geodetic distance and its grid representation ex
W Terms
W (Land Status Records) ā West.
WA ā Washington.
WAA (Land Status Records) ā War Assets Administration.
WAR DEPT (Land Status Records) ā War Department.
WASH. ā Washington. Se
V Terms
V (Land Status Records) ā Village.
VA ā Virginia. See Virginia Land Surveyors
VAR INT (Land Status Records) ā Variable Interest.
VAR. ā Variation.
VIZ ā A contraction for vide
U Terms
UA (Land Status Records) ā Unit Agreement.
UINTAH SPEC MER (Land Status Records) ā Uintah Special Meridian.
UNAPPROP (Land Status Records) ā Unappropriated.
UNDET (Land Status Records) ā Un
T Terms
T (Land Status Records) ā Township.
TA (Land Status Records) ā Tentative Approval.
TALL MER (Land Status Records) ā Tallahasee Meridian.
TC (Land Status Records) ā Timber culture.
S Terms
S (Land Status Records) ā South.
SAH (Land Status Records) ā Soldierās Additional Homestead.
SB MER (Land Status Records) ā San Bernardino Meridian.
SC ā South Carolina.
SCS (Land Status Rec
R Terms
R (Land Status Records) ā Range.
RB (Land Status Records) ā River Basin.
RCPL (Land Status Records) - Reciprocal.
RD (Land Status Records) ā Road.
RDS (Land Status Records) ā R
Q Terms
QCD (Land Status Records) ā Quitclaim deed.
QS (Land Status Records) ā Quicksilver.
QUADRANGLE MAP ā A map of a four sided figure bounded by parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude. See
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O Terms
O ā Ohio.
O (Land Status Records) ā Order.
OAS ā Office of Aircraft Services.
OCS ā Outer Continental Shelf.
O&C (Land Status Records) ā Oregon and California (revested lands).
N Terms
N (Land Status Records) ā North.
NA (Land Status Records) ā Native Allotment.
NAV MER (Land Status Records) ā Navajo Merdian.
NB ā Nebraska.
NC ā North Carolina.
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M Terms
M ā Mile, as marked on monuments and/or accessories .
m ā M eter.
MA ā Massachusett s.
MAT S (Land Status Records) ā Material site.
M&B (Land Status Records) ā Metes and Bounds.
L Terms
LA. ā Louisiana.
LA MER (Land Status Records) ā Louisiana Meridian.
LAT (Land Status Records) ā Latitude.
LCR ā Lower Colorado River.
LD (Land Status Records) - Interior Land
K Terms
KAN ā Kansas. See Kansas Land Surveyors
KCLA (Land Status Records) ā Known Coal Leasing Area.
KGRA (Land Status Records) ā Known Geothermal Resource Area.
KGS (Land Status Records) ā Kno
J Terms
JURIS (Land Status Records) ā Jurisdiction.
JACOBāS STAFF ā A single staff or pole used for mounting a surveyorās compass or other instrument. Used instead of
a tripod, a Jacobās staff is fitted with
I Terms
IA ā Iowa. See Iowa Land Surveyors
IA (Land Status Records) ā Indian Allotment.
IAS ā Indian Allotment Survey.
IBID. ā An abbreviation for āibidem,ā a Latin term meaning āin the same pla
H Terms
HB ā Handbook. If in a citation, it means āHouse Bill.ā
HDQ S (Land Status Records) ā Headquarters Site.
HDS (Land Status Records) ā Homestead declaratory statement.
HE (Land Status Records)
F Terms
F.2d ā In a citation, as 22 F.2d 100, means Federal Reporter, Second Series.
FAA (Land Status Records) ā Federal Aviation Administration.
FBX MER (Land Status Records ) ā Fairbanks Meridian.
F
E Terms
E (Land Status Records) ā East.
EC STATION ā 1) Extended control station*. 2) Electronic control station.
EDM ā Electronic Distance Measurement.
EDP ā Electronic Data Processing.
D Terms
D (Land Status Records) ā Director.
DC ā District of Columbia.
DC (Land Status Records) ā Donation claim. See DONATION LAND CLAIM.
D/C (Land Status Records) ā Ditches and/or Canal.
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Tools Used in Surveying
Instruments used in surveying include:
- Alidade
- Alidadeā table
- Cosmolabe
- Dioptra
- Dumpyā level
- Engineer'sā chain
- Graphometer
- Gromaā (surveying)
- Laserā scanning
- Levelā staff
- Measuringā tape
- Planeā table
- Poleā (surveying)
- Prismā (surveying) (corner cube retroreflector)
- Prismaticā compass (angle measurement)
- Ramsdenā surveyingā instruments
- Rangingā rod
- Surveyor'sā chain
- Tachymeterā (surveying)
- Tapeā (surveying)
- Theodolite
- Halfā theodolite
- Plainā theodolite
- Simpleā theodolite
- Greatā theodolite
- Non-transitā theodolite
- Transitā theodolite
- Secondsā theodolite
- Electronicā theodolite
- Miningā theodolite
- Suspensionā theodolite
- Travelingā theodolite
- Pibalā theodolite
- Registeringā theodolite
- Gyro-theodolite
- Constructionā theodolite
- Photo-theodolite
- Roboticā theodolite
- Vernierā theodolite
- Totalā station
- Transitā (surveying)
- Tripodā (surveying)
- Universalā instrumentā (surveying)
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