I'm new to this website and hoping for some direction for good study material for the FS Exam I am scheduled to take in April 2012 in Kentucky. I have been surveying for 6 years now and was one of the very last people in Kentucky to be accepted to sit for the FS Exam based on a minimum of 4 years experience under a Professional Surveyor without a college degree. I am a party chief with the firm that I have been with for a little over 5 years now and have gained a considerable amount of experience in construction staking and topographic surveys ranging from small to very large, however I lack experience in large boundary surveys and have never worked with townships at all. My trig abilities are decent as is my overall knowledge of boundary principal and practice. We stay very busy and do what I consider to be very high quality work and the PLS that I work for is always there and ready to answer any questions that I have ever had which has been a great learning experience for me.
Based on what you all have heard from me so far, does anyone have any good recommendations for study material as I try to prepare the Fundamentals of Surveying exam??
PS: I have the NCEES practice test and study guide but am looking for something to brush up my trig and to help me with my lack of township knowledge as well as anything else anyone feels like recommending.
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My examination was five days. Test applied mathematics, computation of polygonal intersectionsand a lot of direct and inverse trigonometric functions. Field testing, high precision leveling.survey. Calculation of points and coordinates with formulas. The design of the plant and cuts the land and landfill drawn in ink. Calculation of the magnetic inclination, and the design of the survey carried out by transferring each point, each point. Calculation of the contour points made byintrepolação. Longitudinal profiles and leveling drawn on graph paper. UUUUF was in March 1993, has not had AUTOCADAmen - I'm taking the FS exam in April as well, but in AZ. Any advice from those who've passed this exam would be great.
You have the sample exam and that will be your main source for gathering the information you DON"T know. Take the exam and research the answers you get wrong. There will be no definitive answer to your question. I can recommend a Surveyor reference manual: Land Surveyor Reference Manual (3rd edition) by Andrew L. Harbin. It says on the cover, "The best preparation for the FLS/LSIT exam." LOL That book has helped me many times.
As an LSIT, I can tell you that you are only in knee deep so far. I'm in the process of taking the PA state exam and I can tell you that it's so very deep I can barely breathe. I wish you much luck on your test in April. I took that test several times before I passed it: Not something to brag about but it caused me to really dig in and practice solving equations and memorize lots of information. Your test in KY is the same test I took in PA and it's a whopper of a test.
Purchase the Land Surveyor Reference Manual I mentioned and you will have something to refer to throughout your career.