Detailed study of the U.S. Public Land Survey System Instructions with special emphasis on New Mexico. Sectionalized land subdivision, corner restoration, and field surveys. Field trips required. History of Surveying 3 cr. Explores the definition of surveying through writings by both surveyors and historians.
Lectures describe how the craft is, and has been, performed throughout the ages.
Principles and Practices of Construction Surveying 3 cr. Surveying principles and practice as they are applied to construction surveys. Introductory Survey Measurements, Analysis, and Adjustments 3 cr. Applications of mathematics in surveying. Conventional topics of error ellipses, least squares, and theory of observations.