A practical discussion of good field and office procedures for the surveyor. Seminar is supplemented with handout material such as example surveyor's notes for plats. A slide show highlighting the 420-plus piece collection of early American surveying equipment owned by Dr. Richard L. Elgin. Dick is a serious collector and researcher of antique equipment. In this slide show, Dick reviews his collection, speaks of his experiences collecting equipment, gives biographical information about the makers represented, discusses technical aspects of some of the pieces shown, gives information about the value of such equipment, and gives pointers on how to get started collecting surveying equipment.
Major emphasis is placed on understanding the system and the most commonly occurring calculations.
A detailed handout containing numerous examples and your state's projection tables are provided. NAD 27 and NAD 83 systems. Conversion of field distances, angles and directions to state plane. Conversion between NAD 27 and NAD 83 coordinates. Software and publications.