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Land Surveyor's Dictionary is an ongoing community project to crowdsource surveying definitions and terms with examples for the next generation land surveyor to learn from. If you are a Land Surveyor, add a term to the Almanac with its definition and examples. Help improve the collective knowledge of the community by improving upon terms added by other surveyors by commenting with your examples and applications in your local surveying environment.

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P Terms in Land Surveying

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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D Terms in Land Surveying

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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Ranging

When a land surveyor locates and establishes points between two survey stations, that act is called ranging. There are two conventional methods of ranging: the direct method and the indirect method.

Direct Ranging Method

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Site Planning Survey

A site planning survey is a type of land surveying required by local governing jurisdictions for building permit applications. It is used to plan developments and propose improvements of a site before construction starts. More specifically, a site pl

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B Terms in Surveying

B Terms

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  BAL (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Balance.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  BDY; BDRS (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Boundary, Boundaries.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  BEN (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Bentonite.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  BH MER (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Black Hills Meridian.
Ā 

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E Terms in Land Surveying

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 

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F Terms in Surveying

F Terms

Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā F.2d ā€“Ā  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

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T Terms in Land Surveying

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 

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M Terms in Land Surveying

M Terms

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  M ā€“Ā  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 ā€“Ā  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.

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R Terms in Land Surveying

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

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