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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.
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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
P Terms
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā - Property Line.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PAĀ ā Pennsylvania.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PAR (Land Status Records)Ā ā Parcel.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PART (Land Status Records ) ā Partially.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PAT (Land Status Records)Ā ā Patent.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PCĀ ā Poin
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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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