FOREST SURVEYING & MAPPING  (FRSC 2235)

Credit Hours:  4

Dr. R. W. Brown

 

Prerequisites:             MATH 1002  (or MATH 1101)

 

Textbook:                   None

 

Supplies:                     Electronic calculator;  3-ring binder

            Drafting Equipment

 

                                                                                              Points

Grades:                       Three lecture exams                            450

                                    Final examination                                250

                                    Lab Assignments                                150

                                    Quizzes                                               150

                                    Total                                                  1000

 

 

                                                   Grade                  Points   

                                                      A                  900 - 1000

                                                      B                   800 -  899

                                                      C                   700 -  799

                                                      D                   600 -  699

                                                      F                        < 600

Learning

Outcomes:      This is an introductory course in land surveying, map preparation, and map interpretation.  Upon completion of this course, the student should know the following:

 

·         Specific terminology associated with the disciplines of land surveying and cartography.

 

·         Systems used for land referencing (latitude/longitude, state plane coordinates, UTM coordinates, land lot/land district, U.S. Public Land Survey).

 

·         Proper use of woods surveying equipment (hand compass, GPS units) and basic drafting equipment.                      

 

·         Techniques for distance and area measurement.

 

·         Techniques for plat construction and area determination from aerial photographs or maps.

 

 

Dr. R. W. Brown

08/17/09

 

                        FOREST SURVEYING & MAPPING

                                           (FRSC 2235)

 

 

           COURSE TOPICS          _            

 

            I.          Introduction                           

 

            II.        Errors, Precision and Accuracy

 

                III.       Measurement of Distance & Direction                      

 

            IV.       Land Referencing Systems & Coordinate Systems   

 

            V.        Traversing

 

            VI.       Global Positioning System

 

            VII.     Real Estate Law                                 

 

 

Additional Lab Topics:         Drafting equipment use

                                                Plotting deed descriptions (traverses)

                                                Measurement of distance, direction, slope %,

                                                     and acreage from USGS topographic maps

 

 

 

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FRSC 2235

Drafting Equipment List

 

T – Square (24”)

 

Engineer’s Scale (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, & 60 graduations per inch)

 

Protractor (semi-circular, 6”, with ˝° graduations)

 

Eraser (soft, white)

 

Drafting tape

 

 

                                        ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

 

 

INSTRUCTOR:        Dr. R. W. Brown

Room 123, Yow F/W Bldg.   (office hours are posted by door)

Phone:  391-4795

E-Mail: rbrown@abac.edu

 

ATTENDANCE:      Students are expected to attend every class meeting. If absent, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain the information that was missed.  Make-up quizzes and exams will only be given when an absence is excused in advance by the instructor, or when the absence is due to a medical emergency.  Make-up of lab exercises will usually be impossible.  Class attendance records will be kept by means of seating chart.  Students having more than four (4) unexcused absences will receive a grade of “F” for the course.  Final determination of what constitutes an excused absence rests completely with the instructor.  Students penalized for excessive absences may appeal through the grade appeal process, as stated in ABAC’s college catalog and student handbook.

 

CONDUCT:              The following rules of conduct shall govern the behavior of all students in this course.  Failure to observe these rules may result in dismissal from this course.

 

No eating or drinking is allowed in the classroom or indoor lab areas.

 

No smoking or other use of tobacco is allowed in the classroom, indoor lab areas, or in college vehicles used to transport students to field labs.  No smoking is allowed during field labs without the instructor’s permission.

 

Students must wear appropriate clothing during field lab exercises as announced in advance by the instructor.

 

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a mature and safe manner.  No dangerous actions or activities will be tolerated.

 

 

Note:               Dates of scheduled examinations and field trips, and due dates for projects and reports will be announced in class well in advance.

 

 

08/17/09