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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
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā W (Land Status Records)Ā ā West.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā WAĀ ā Washington.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā WAA (Land Status Records)Ā ā War Assets Administration.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā WAR DEPT (Land Status Records)Ā ā War Department.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā WASH.Ā ā Washington. Ā Se
V Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā V (Land Status Records)Ā ā Village.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā VAĀ ā Virginia. SeeĀ Virginia Land Surveyors
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā VAR INT (Land Status Records)Ā ā Variable Interest.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā VAR.Ā ā Variation.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā VIZĀ ā A contraction forĀ vide
U Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā UA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Unit Agreement.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā UINTAH SPEC MER (Land Status Records)Ā ā Uintah Special Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā UNAPPROP (Land Status Records)Ā ā Unappropriated.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā UNDET (Land Status Records)Ā ā Un
T Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā T (Land Status Records)Ā ā Township.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā TA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Tentative Approval.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā TALL MER (Land Status Records)Ā ā Tallahasee Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā TC (Land Status Records)Ā ā Timber culture.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
S Terms
S (Land Status Records)Ā ā South.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā SAH (Land Status Records)Ā ā Soldierās Additional Homestead.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā SB MER (Land Status Records)Ā ā San Bernardino Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā SCĀ ā South Carolina.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā SCS (Land Status Rec
R Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā R (Land Status Records)Ā ā Range.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RB (Land Status Records)Ā ā River Basin.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RCPL (Land Status Records)Ā - Reciprocal.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RD (Land Status Records)Ā ā Road.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā RDS (Land Status Records)Ā ā R
Q Terms
QCD (Land Status Records)Ā ā Quitclaim deed.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā QS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Quicksilver.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā QUADRANGLE MAPĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā ā A map of a four sided figure bounded by parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude. See
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ST
O Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā OĀ ā Ohio.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā O (Land Status Records)Ā ā Order.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā OASĀ ā Office of Aircraft Services.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā OCSĀ ā Outer Continental Shelf.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā O&C (Land Status Records)Ā ā Oregon and California (revested lands).
N Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā N (Land Status Records)Ā ā North.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā NA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Native Allotment.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā NAV MER (Land Status Records)Ā ā Navajo Merdian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā NBĀ ā Nebraska.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā NCĀ ā North Carolina.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā nc
M Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā M āĀ Mile, as marked on monuments and/or accessories .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā m ā M eter.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā MA āĀ Massachusett s.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā MAT S (Land Status Records)Ā ā Material site.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā M&B (Land Status Records)Ā ā Metes and Bounds.
L Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā LA.Ā ā Louisiana.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā LA MER (Land Status Records)Ā ā Louisiana Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā LAT (Land Status Records)Ā ā Latitude.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā LCRĀ ā Lower Colorado River.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā LD (Land Status Records)Ā -Ā Interior Land
K Terms
Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā KAN āĀ Kansas. Ā SeeĀ Kansas Land Surveyors
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā KCLA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Known Coal Leasing Area.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā KGRA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Known Geothermal Resource Area.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā KGS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Kno
J Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā JURIS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Jurisdiction.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā JACOBāS STAFFĀ Ā ā A single staff or pole used for mounting a surveyorās compass or other instrument. Used instead of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā a tripod, a Jacobās staff is fitted with
I Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā IAĀ ā Iowa. Ā SeeĀ Iowa Land Surveyors
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā IA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Indian Allotment.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā IASĀ ā Indian Allotment Survey.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā IBID.Ā ā An abbreviation forĀ āibidem,āĀ a Latin term meaningĀ āin the same pla
H Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā HBĀ ā Handbook. If in a citation, it meansĀ āHouse Bill.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā HDQ S (Land Status Records)Ā ā Headquarters Site.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā HDS (Land Status Records)Ā ā Homestead declaratory statement.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā HE (Land Status Records)
F Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā F.2d āĀ In a citation, as 22 F.2d 100, means Federal Reporter, Second Series.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā FAA (Land Status Records)Ā ā Federal Aviation Administration.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā FBX MER (Land Status Records ) ā Fairbanks Meridian.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā F
E Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā E (Land Status Records)Ā ā East.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā EC STATIONĀ Ā ā 1) Extended control station*. 2) Electronic control station.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā EDMĀ ā Electronic Distance Measurement.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā EDPĀ ā Electronic Data Processing.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
D Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā D (Land Status Records)Ā ā Director.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā DCĀ ā District of Columbia.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā DC (Land Status Records)Ā ā Donation claim. See DONATION LAND CLAIM.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā D/C (Land Status Records)Ā ā Ditches and/or Canal.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
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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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