SRVY 271 - Legal Principles in Surveying II

Credit(s): 2

Prerequisite(s): SRVY 270 or instructor’s consent.
Corequisite(s): SRVY 247, SRVY 273.
More legal principles associated with locating boundaries: additional writing and interpretation of legal descriptions; riparian boundaries and related topics; adverse possession and prescription; road law; advanced PLSS case studies; emphasis on case law research with written reports and oral presentations; professional ethics and business practices. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Operate resource-grade and survey-grade GPS receivers.
Explain how to set up acceptable GPS control networks.
Analyze GPS field data to produce useable coordinates.