Land Surveyor Forum

Books and more books

Posted by Gary on December 17, 2009 at 10:37pm in Surveying Equipment and Software Talk
I am planning (pending the boards approval) on taking the Principals and Practices and Oregon State specific exams this coming April. I am on a budget and need some guidance as to what books you would deem absolutely essential for taking into the exam room. I've got the latest Surveyor's Reference Manual and Brown's Boundary Control & Legal Principals, and I can borrow a copy of Black's Law Dictionary. I've seen the suggested books in the reference manual but that would cost a fortune and in reading the reviews, well some say, "gotta have it" and others say, "save your money". Your help is appreciated.
Views: 86

You need to be a member of Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community to add thoughts!

Join Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community

Email me when people reply –
Follow

Replies

  • GEO Ambassador
    Skip Farrow December 21, 2009 at 9:47pm
    Here is a tip that I've been meaning to share. Did you know that you can download any book off of Google Book Search for Free?
    go in firefox and follow instructions on this page http://book.huhiho.com/

    restart firefox and
    then go here: http://books.google.com/ and search for any book you like...when you find it, download it in PDF form for free...

    Good Luck!


    you should be able to download it from there...you can also download any book on Google books like this...
    huhiho.com
    • Gary > Skip Farrow January 2, 2010 at 3:51pm
      Yes I can!
      Yes I will!
      What a gold mine!
  • Kim Noblitt December 19, 2009 at 5:57pm
    I don't have the list I was recomended for study in CA with me at the moment. I'll try to get back to you soon. Again, it was for study purposes. Our instructor highly recomended Ben Buckners' LAND SURVEYOR'S REVIEW MANUAL. Were I to proceed I would definitely take the BLM Manual and some State Law references with me. Also, (in CA) we reference a Subdivision Map Act and Professional Engineering and LS codes which are fairly reasonably priced in pamphlet form. Check with your local chapter of State Surveyor's Society if you have one available.
    • Kim Noblitt > Kim Noblitt December 22, 2009 at 4:44pm
      You can also down load some FGDIC standards and NOA NGS-59 from the appropriate web sites. At one time it was also necessarry to have some Geodetic to SPC tables with you in CA. Hope this helps...Best Wishes.
      • Gary > Kim Noblitt January 2, 2010 at 3:56pm
        Thank you for your reply!
        I am anxiously awaiting the new 2009 Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States
This reply was deleted.

Answer As your Facebook Page

Global Surveyor Forum

  • Most Popular Posts
  • Latest Activity
  • Featured Posts
  • Most Popular Discussion

Latest Discussions by Category

  • Best Practices
  • Local Forums and More
  • Introduce Yourself
  • Surveying Jobs
  • Surveying Tips & Tricks
  • Equipment Advice

Add Your Expertise

  • Contributors
  • Featured Discussions

How to Utilize Surveyor Forums

How to use Forums
Our forums on Land Surveyors United are here to be used as much for finding help with problems in the field as the are for you to express your opinions on anything that has to do with land surveying in general. Feel free to share anything that is on your mind, as long as it isn't meant to damage another member's reputation. Please keep it clean and help insure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of being part of a community that grows together.

We are committed to allowing freedom of expression for all of our members, and that includes maintaining a safe space for people with opposing views to express themselves. We get posts from all over the country and even the globe, so needless to say, people come with different viewpoints on lad surveying practices and processes. We see this diversity and variety as a real strength-- dialogue and debate are an integral part of the educational process, as well as an important tool in exploring different sides of complex issues.

All Community Hubs inside the community have their own forum for asking specific questions to other surveyors, by location, equipment type, etc.

Global Forums

USA Surveying Forums
Asia Surveying Forums
Africa Surveying Forums
Middle East Surveying Forums
European Surveying Forums
South American Surveying Forums
Oceania Surveying Forums
Survey Equipment Support Forums
Search Survey Photos

Surveyor Forum Categories

Choose Your Forum Category

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Blog Topics by Tags

Monthly Archives