This course also includes preparation of resumes and application letters. Drafting This course is conducted as a hands-on approach to the various mechanical aspects of drafting. During weekly labs students learn the preparation of legal survey plans. The course is divided into two sections, Introduction to Tools and Techniques and Applied Drafting. This course teaches students to use survey equipment effectively, and to work as a member of a survey crew.
Emphasis is placed on taking care of survey equipment, and on developing speed in using it.
This course builds on the principles of plane surveying learned in the Surveying 1 course. This course introduces the student to the concepts of survey data analysis. Students learn basic coordinate geometry concepts and drafting within an AutoCad environment. The map projections concepts covered include reasons for choosing various projections and the deformation characteristics of each type of projection. The cartography concepts include map design and production.