Land Surveying/Geomatics

Nature of the Work

• Land surveyors
  • manage survey parties as they measure distances, directions, and angles between points and elevations of points, lines, and contours on, above, and below the earth's surface.
  • plan the fieldwork, select known survey reference points, and determine the precise location of important features in the survey area
  • research legal records, look for evidence of previous boundaries, and analyze the data to determine the location of boundary lines
  • record the results of the survey, verify the accuracy of data, and prepare plots, maps, and reports
• Surveyors who establish boundaries must be licensed by the State in which they work, and are known as Professional Land Surveyors.

Training

• a combination of 4 years of college,
• 2 to 4 years of experience
• License land surveyors pass examination by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
• Pass State licensing board examination

Courses taken at CSN can lead to

• Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Construction Technology - Land Surveying/Geomatics Emphasis
• Certificate of Achievement in Construction Technology - Land Surveying/Geomatics Emphasis

Contact Doug Nelson at (702) 651-4860 or doug.nelson@csn.edu for further information.

Spring 2012 Schedule of Classes

On-line Registration

GIS 198- Principles of Geodesy

Items covered in this course will include: basic concepts of geodetic datums, coordinate systems, ellipsoids, satellite geodesy, theoretical and practical aspects of Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Students will also be introduced to concepts of projections and projecting the earth's surface to a plane. Prerequisite: GIS 109. 3 Credits.

SUR 263 - Civil Survey Design

Advanced subdivision, street and utility design and computations, basic map preparation, methods and procedures for construction surveying of civil designed improvements are covered. 3 Credits.

(Posted 23 Nov 2011)
This schedule of classes is accurate at the time of posting, but is subject to change without notice.
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