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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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O Terms in Land Surveying

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).

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N Terms in Land Surveying

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

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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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L Terms in Land Surveying

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

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K Terms in Land Surveying

K Terms

Ā 

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  KAN ā€“Ā  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

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J Terms in Land Surveying

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  JACOBā€™S STAFFĀ Ā  ā€“ A single staff or pole used for mounting a surveyorā€™s compass or other instrument. Used instead of
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  a tripod, a Jacobā€™s staff is fitted with

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I Terms in Land Surveying

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  ā€œibidem,ā€Ā  a Latin term meaningĀ  ā€œin the same pla

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H Terms in Land Surveying

H Terms

Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā HBĀ  ā€“ Handbook. If in a citation, it meansĀ  ā€œHouse 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)

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G Terms in Land Surveying

G Terms

Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  GAĀ  ā€“ Georgia. SeeĀ Georgia Land Surveyors
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  GD (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Gold.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  GEO (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Geothermal.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  GEOL STR (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Geologic structure.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  GLO (Land St

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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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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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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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C Terms in Surveying

C Terms

Ā 

Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā CA (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Communitization Agreement.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  CAĀ  ā€“ California.CAD (Land Status Records)Ā  ā€“ Cadastral.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  CALIF.Ā  ā€“ California. Ā SeeĀ California Land Surveyors
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  CANC (Land Status Re

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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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